G/TBT/N/MEX/295  
22 October 2015  
(15-5575)  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 Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
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:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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): National 
tariff headings concerned: 
 85.25 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not 
incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders. 
 85.27 Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the 
same housing, with sound recording or  reproducing apparatus or a clock. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Norma Oficial 
Mexicana de Emergencia NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015, Productos. Sistemas de radiocomunicación que emplean la técnica de espectro disperso - Equipos de 
radiocomunicación por salto de frecuencia y por modulación digital a operar en las bandas 
902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz y 5725-5850 MHz - Especificaciones y métodos de prueba  
(Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015: "Products. Spread-spectrum radiocommunications systems - Frequency-hopping and digital modulation 
radiocommunications equipment operating in the bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz 
and 5725-5850 MHz - Specifications and testing methods") (4 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified guidelines contain provisions on infrastructure, 
telecommunications and broadcasting established by the Federal Telecommunications Institute, and requirements and procedures concerning the accreditation, designation and 
recognition of testing laboratories in the territory of the United Mexican States. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Given that there is no Mexican Official Standard establishing specifications and 
limits for the spread-spectrum radiocommunications equipment and devices referred to in this Standard, certain product deficiencies may pose a risk to human health and safety. 
When these products are used, they may cause interference that is harmful to other 
authorized equipment or telecommunications networks and services, and thus impede the co-existence of the greatest possible numbe r of spread-spectrum and digital modulation 
radiocommunications systems. 
For this reason, it is imperative that the Ministry of the Economy immediately issue an 
emergency provision concerning the importation, marketing and distribution of 
radiocommunications equipment with a wired interface or device, the technical G/TBT/N/MEX/295 
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  specifications for which are contained in Technical Provision IFT-008-2015: "Spread-
spectrum radiocommunications systems - Frequency-hopping and digital modulation 
radiocommunications equipment operating in the bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz 
and 5725-5850 MHz - Specifications, limits an d testing methods", issued by the Federal 
Telecommunications Institute. 
The following Emergency Standard has therefor e been issued: Emergency Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015: "Products. Spread-spectrum radiocommunications 
systems - Frequency-hopping and digital modulation radiocommunications equipment operating in the bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz - 
Specifications and testing methods". 
This Standard establishes that all spread-spectrum, frequency-hopping and digital 
modulation radiocommunications equipment with a wired interface or device, which 
operates in the bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz and which is 
to be imported, marketed and/or distributed in  the territory of the United Mexican States, 
must comply with the minimum specifications and limits, and testing methods, indicated in 
Technical Provision IFT-008-2015, issued by the Federal Telecommunications Institute. The 
Standard seeks to protect consumer safety, health and economy from the possible 
consequences of the inadequate performance of the above-mentioned products. 
The Standard covers all spread-spectrum radiocommunications equipment. 
8. Relevant documents: Acuerdo por el que el Pleno del Instituto Federal de 
Telecomunicaciones expide la Disposición Técnica IFT-008-2015 Sistemas de 
radiocomunicación que emplean la técnica de espectro disperso - Equipos de 
radiocomunicación por salto de frecuencia y por modulación digital a operar en las bandas 902-928 MHZ, 2400-2483.5 MHZ y 5725-5850 MHZ - Especificaciones, límites y métodos 
de prueba  (Decision of the Plenary Meeting of the Federal Telecommunications Institute 
issuing Technical Provision IFT-008-2015: "Spread-spectrum radiocommunications systems - Frequency-hopping and digital modulation radiocommunications equipment operating in 
the bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz - Specifications, limits and 
testing methods". 
http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5411997&fecha=19/10/2015  
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 October 2015  
10. Final date for comments: - 
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  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  (Undersecretariat of Competitiveness and 
Standardization) Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards) 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/noms/inicio.do  
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=5411872&fecha=16/10/2015 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/MEX/15_4196_00_s.pdf