G/TBT/N/MEX/341  
17 January 2017  
(17-0311) 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 t he 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 Naci onal 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  
C.P. 53950, Estado de México  
Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43259  
Fax: 55 20 97 15  
Email:  jesus.salazar@economia.gob.mx  or rodrigo.beristain@economia.gob.mx   
3. Notified und er 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) : Portable 
cooking appliances (tariff heading 84. 38)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROY-NOM-201-
SCFI-2015, Aparatos portátiles para cocinar alimentos que utilizan como combustible gas 
L.P. u otros petrolíferos almacenados en recipientes desechables y/o recipientes portátiles . 
Especificaciones y métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-201-
SCFI-2015: Portable cooking appliances powered by liquefied petroleum gas or other 
petroleum -based fuels stored in disposable and/or portable containers . Specifications and 
test methods) (15 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text seeks to ensure the safe use of portable 
cooking appliances powered by liquefied petroleum gas, butane, petroleum gas and 
combinations thereof.  
7. Objective and  rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the minimum safety 
requirements, test methods and conformity assessment procedure for portable cooking 
appliances powered by:  
 Liquefied petroleum gas  
 Butane, propane or butane -propane blends  
 Petroleum gas  
 Any combination of the above  
 Other petroleum -based fuels  G/TBT/N/MEX/341  
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  It applies to portable cooking appliances with a capacity not exceeding 12,660 kJ/h 
(12,000 BTU/h) per burner, which use a disposable and/or portable container of fuel 
weighing no more than 10 kg.  
The following portable appliances are excluded from the scope of the Standard:  
 Those with a capacity exceeding 12,660 kJ/h (12 000 BTU/h) per burner.  
 Those which operate by being con nected to a liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas 
installation for domestic, commercial or industrial use.  
 Those requiring special tools for their installation and maintenance.  
 Gas cooking appliances for outdoor use in installations in or on boats.  
 Those covered by the scope of the current Mexican Official Standard NOM -010-
SESH -2012 or any standard replacing it .  
8. Relevant documents : No Mexican Official Standards or Mexican Standards need to be 
consulted for the application of this draft Mexican Officia l Standard.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Once published  as a final standard in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 550 calendar days after its publication in the Off icial Journal as a final 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 addresses, if ava ilable, 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.g ob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5465457&fecha=14/12/2016  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/ MEX/17_0158_00_s.pdf