G/TBT/N/MEX/309  
4 May 2016  
(16-2504)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member: MEXICO 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Energía  (Ministry of Energy) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los Recursos Energéticos , CCNNPURRE (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for 
the Conservation and Rational Use of Energy Resources) 
Av. Revolución No. 1877 Colonia Loreto 
Delegación Álvaro Obregón 
Ciudad de México, C.P. 01090 Email: ypulido@conuee.gob.mx  and norma.morales@conuee.gob.mx  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Household 
electric washing machines (tariff heading: 84.50) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
norma oficial mexicana PROY-NOM-005-ENER-2016, Eficiencia energética de lavadoras de 
ropa electrodomésticas. Límites, método de prueba y etiquetado  (Draft Official Mexican 
Standard PROY-NOM-005-ENER-2016, Energy e fficiency of household electric washing 
machines. Limits, test method and labelling) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Standard, which is binding, establishes the 
following: Washing machines subject to this  draft Mexican Official Standard, which are 
marketed in the United Mexican States, must provide users with information on the 
maximum consumption of electricity, water consumption factor (FCA) and energy factor 
(FE - only for automatic washing machines) ratings of the products in question, so that they can be compared with other washing machines that have the same characteristics, and with the minimum ratings established by this draft Standard. 
Manufacturers, importers and marketers must establish energy factor ratings in 
L/kWh/cycle, water consumption factor ratings in L cycle/L and energy consumption ratings in kWh/year, as appropriate. These ratings must also be displayed on the labelling 
of the model, product or family of products to be certified. 
Automatic, semi-automatic and manual washing machines subject to this draft Mexican 
Official Standard, which are marketed in the United Mexican States, must bear an energy efficiency label. The labelling for automatic washing machines must provide users with the 
energy factor, consumption of electricity and water consumption factor. For semi-
automatic and manual washing machines, the labelling must display the consumption of electricity and the water consumption factor, so that the product (in both cases) can be 
compared with other washing machines of the same type and with the same functions and 
capacity. The font Arial must be used. G/TBT/N/MEX/309 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the requirements in 
terms of energy factor and energy consumption ratings, which must be met by household 
electric washing machines. It also establishes the test methods that must be used to verify compliance, as well as labelling requirements. 
The draft Standard applies to household electr ic washing machines marketed in the United 
Mexican States. 
It does not apply to non-electric washing machines or to washing machines for industrial 
and commercial use. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema general de unidades de medida  (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-008-SCFI-2002: General system of units of measurement) 
 NMX-J-585-ANCE-2014, Aparatos electrodomésticos y similares-Lavadoras eléctricas 
de ropa-Métodos de prueba para el consumo de energía, el consumo de agua y la 
capacidad  volumétrica (Mexican Standard NMX-J-585-ANCE-2014: Household and 
similar electrical appliances - Electric washing machines - Test methods relating to energy consumption, water consumption and volumetric capacity) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard. 
Proposed date of entry into force: The notified draft Mexican O fficial Standard will enter 
into force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal. As from this date all washing machines covered by PROY-NOM -005-ENER-2016 must be certified on the 
basis of this Standard.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad Dirección General de Normas 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9100, Ext. 43244 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5435666&fecha=02/05/2016  
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