G/TBT/N/MEX/395  
21 February  2018 
(18-1138) Page: 1/3 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Economía/Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, 
Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación  (Ministry of the Economy/Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food)  
Name and address (including telephone 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 de la S ecretaría de Economía,  (National 
Advisory Committee on Standardization of the Ministry of the Economy) : 
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco Núm. 6, Col . Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes, 
Naucalpan de Juárez, C.P. 53950, Estado de México ; Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext: 43220 y 43241, 
Fax: 5 520 9715 Email: daniel.gonzalezs@economia.gob.mx  and 
rebeca.rodriguez@economia.gob.mx  or Comité Consultivo Nacional de Nor malización 
Agroalimentaria  (National Advisory Committee on Agri -Food Standardization):  Avenida 
Municipio Libre número 377, Piso 4 Ala B, colonia Santa Cruz Atoyac, Delegación Benito 
Juárez, Ciudad de México, código postal 03310 ; Email : juan.linares@sagarpa.gob.mx   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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) : Cheese  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2017, Queso -Denominación, 
especificaciones, información comercial y métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican Official 
Standard PROY -NOM-223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2017, Cheese - Designations, specifications, 
commercial information and test methods) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be applica ble 
throughout the United Mexican States . In addition to the provisions contained in this draft 
Mexican Official Standard, the Mexican Official Standards for the different varieties of 
cheese or groups of cheese varieties may contain physicochemical provis ions that are more 
specific than those contained in this Standard . If so, the more specific provisions are to be 
applied.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard es tablishes the designations and 
physicochemical specifications applicable to cheese in order for it to display such 
designations, the test methods to demonstrate its compliance, and the commercial 
information to be displayed on the labels of packaging conta ining cheese , which is 
marketed within the territory of the United Mexican States.  G/TBT/N/MEX/395  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-002-SCFI-201, Productos preenvasados -Contenido neto -Tolerancias y 
métodos de verificación  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -002-SCFI-2011, "Pre -
packaged products - Net content - Tolerances and verification methods"), 
published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) of 1 0 August 2 012; 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida  (Mexican Officia l Standard NOM -008-SCFI-2002: General system of units of 
measurement), published in the Official Journal of 2 7 November 2 002; 
 NOM-030-SCFI-2006, Información comercial -Declaración de cantidad en la 
etiqueta -Especificaciones  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -030-SCFI-2006, Trade 
information - Quantity declaration on the label - Specifications), published in the 
Mexican Official Journal of 6 November 2 006; 
 NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010, Especificaciones generales de etiquetado para 
alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas pre envasados -Información comercial y sanitaria  
(Mexican Official Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010: General specifications for 
the labelling of pre -packaged food and non -alcoholic beverages - Commercial and 
health information), published in the Official Journal of 5 April 2 010; 
 NOM-086-SSA1 -1994, Bienes y servicios -Alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas con 
modificaciones en su composición . Especificaciones nutrimentales  (Mexican Official 
Standard  NOM-086-SSA1 -1994: Goods and services . Foodstuffs and non -alcoholic 
beverages the composition of which has been modified . Nutritional specifications), 
published in the Official Journal of 2 6 June 1 996; 
 NOM-116-SSA1 -1994, Bienes y servicios . Determinación de humedad en alimentos 
por tratamiento térmico . Método por arena o gasa  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -
116-SSA1 -1994: Goods and services . Determination of moisture in food by means 
of heat treatment . Method using sand or gauze), published in the Official Journal of 
10 August 1 995; 
 NOM-155-SCFI-2012, Leche - Denominaciones, especificaciones fisicoquímicas, 
información comercial y métodos de prueba  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -155-
SCFI-2012: Milk - Descriptions, physicochemical specifications, commercial 
information and test methods), published in the Mexican Official Journal on 3 May 
2012; 
 NOM-243-SSA1 -2010, Productos y servicios . Leche, fórmula láctea, producto lácteo 
combinado y derivados lácteos . Disposiciones y especificaciones sanitarias . 
Métodos de prueba  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -243-SSA1 -2010: Products and 
services . Milk, milk formula, combined dairy products and dairy by -products. 
Health provisions and specifications . Test methods), pu blished in the Official 
Journal on 2 7 September 2 010, and the amendment thereto published in the 
Official Journal on 2 6 December 2 012; 
 NOM-251-SSA1 -2009, Prácticas de higiene para el proceso de alimentos, bebidas o 
suplementos alimenticios  (Mexican Officia l Standard NOM -251-SSA1 -2009: 
Hygiene practices for the processing of foods, drinks and dietary supplements ), 
published in the Official Journal on 1 March 2 010; 
 NMX-F-490-1999-NORMEX, Alimentos -Aceites y grasas -Determinación de la 
composición de ácidos grasos a partir de C6 por cromatografía de gases (Mexican 
Standard NMX -F-490-1999-NORMEX : Food - Oils and fats - Determination of fatty 
acid composition as from C6 by gas chromatography) . Notice of entry into force  
published in the Official Journal on 2 March 1 999; 
 NMX-F-710-COFOCALEC -2014, Sistema producto leche -Alimentos -Lácteos -
Determinación de grasa en quesos -Método de prueba (Mexican Standard NMX -F-
710-COFOCALEC -2014, Milk product system - Dairy foods - Testing  for fat in 
cheese - Test method) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal 
on 6 April 2 015; 
 NMX-F-748-COFOCALEC -2014, Sistema producto leche -Alimentos -Lácteos -
Determinación del contenido de nitrógeno y cálculo de proteína cruda en quesos -
Método Kjeldahl  (Mexican Standard NMX-F-748-COFOCALEC -2014, Milk product 
system - Dairy foods - Determination of nitrogen content and calculation of crude 
protein content in cheese - Kjeldahl method) . Notice of entry into force published 
in the Offi cial Journal on 6 April 2 015; 
 Acuerdo por el que se determinan los aditivos y coadyuvantes en alimentos, 
bebidas y suplementos alimenticios, su uso y disposiciones sanitarias  (Agreement G/TBT/N/MEX/395  
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  establishing the additives and processing aids in food, beverages and food 
supplements, the use thereof and health provisions), issued by the Ministry of 
Health . Published in the Official Journal on 1 6 July 2 012, and subsequent 
amendments thereto.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 365 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat 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.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/normalizacion/catalogo -mexicano -de-
normas   
Email:  
normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Text available at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_d etalle.php?codigo=5513601&fecha=19/02/2018  
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