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17 Janvier 2017  
(17-0314) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy ) 
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 Na cional de Normalización de la Secretaría de Economía , CCONNSE 
(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 Juarez  
CP. 53950, Estad o de México  
Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43259  
Fax: 55 20 97 15  
Email jesus.salazar@economia.gob.mx  and/or rodrigo.beristain@economia.gob.mx  
3. Notifi ed 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):  Water 
heater s (HS tariff subheading 8419.11)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
PROY -NOM-200-SCFI-2015, "Calentadores de agua de uso doméstico y comercial que 
utilizan como combustible gas L.P. o gas natural - Requisitos de seguridad,  
especificaciones, métodos de prueba, marcado e información comercial" (cancelará a la 
NOM-011-SESH -2012, Calentadores de agua de uso doméstico y comercial que utilizan 
como combustible gas L.P. o gas natural – Requisitos de seguridad, especificaciones, 
métodos de prueba, marcado e información comercial)  (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY -NOM-200-SCFI-2015, "Water heaters for domestic and commercial use fired by 
liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas - Safety requirements, specifications, test methods, 
marking, and commercial information" ( cancelling Mexican Official Standard NOM -011-
SESH -2012, "Water heaters for domestic and commercial use fired by liquefied petroleum 
gas or natural gas - Safety requirements, specifications, test methods, marking, and 
commercial information") ) (31 pages , in Spanish ) 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
minimum safety requirements, specifications, test methods, and marking and commercial 
information requirements for water  heaters imported into or marketed within the territory 
of the United Mexican States  that are fired by liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, have 
a thermal load not exceeding 108 kW  and supply hot water in a liquid state . G/TBT/N/ MEX/3 43 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, inc luding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the minimum safety 
requirements, specifications, test methods, and marking and commercial information 
requirements for water heaters imported in to or marketed within the territory of the United 
Mexican States  that are fired by liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, have a thermal 
load not exceeding 108 kW and supply hot water in a liquid state . 
This draft Standard also establishes the relevant co nformity assessment procedure . 
8. Relevant documents:  The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
minimum safety requirements, specifications, test methods, and marking and commercial 
information requirements for water heaters imported in to or marketed within the territory 
of the United Mexican States  that are fired by liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, have 
a thermal load not exceeding 108 kW and supply hot water in a liquid state . 
This draft Standard also establishes the relevant co nformity assessment procedure . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Following its publication as a final standard in the Official 
Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 180 calendar days aft er its publication as a final standard in the Official Journal . 
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 a nd website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Secretaría de Economía  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43217  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx   
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144   
Text available at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5465579&fecha=15/12/2016   
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_0160_00_s.pdf