G/TBT/N/MEX/392  
8 February  2018 
(18-0878) 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 Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
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 Innovación, Desarrollo, Tecnologías e 
Información en Salud  (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Innovation, 
Development, Technology and Information in  Health) . Address : Lieja número 7, 1er. piso, 
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, código postal 06696, Ciudad de México.  
Tel.: (55) 55 53 69 30 y 52 86 17 20, Fax : 52 86 17 26  
Email:  jose.meljem@salud.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) : Products 
relating to the practice of anesthesiology  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-006-SSA3 -2017, para la Práctica de Anestesiología 
(Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-003-SSA3 -2017 for the practice of 
anesthesiology ) (17 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The Standard is mandatory for all health professionals and for 
medical care establishments belonging to the National Health System in which 
anesthesiology is practiced.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Standard establishes the requirements for health professionals 
and medical care establishments that practice anesthesiology as well as the minimum 
organizational and operational criteria to be met when practicing this specialty .  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -001-SSA3 -2012, Educación en Salud  (Health 
education) . Para la Organización y funcionamiento de residencias médicas  
(Organization and operation of medical residencies ) 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -004-SSA3 -2012, Del expediente clínico (Medical 
records)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -010-SSA2 -2010, Para la prevención y el control de 
la infección por Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana  (Prevention and control of 
infection from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus)  G/TBT/N/MEX/392  
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   Mexican Official Standard NOM -012-SSA3 -2012, Que establece los criterios para la 
ejecución de proyectos de investigación para la salud en seres  humanos  (Criteria 
for conducting research projects on human health)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -016-SSA3 -2012, Que establece los requisitos 
mínimos de infraestructura y equipamiento de hospitales y consultorios de atención 
médica especializada  (Minimum requirements for infrastructure and equipment in 
specialized hospitals and medical practices)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -022-SSA3 -2012, Que instituye las condiciones para 
la administración de la terapia de infusión en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos  
(Condi tions for the administration of infusion therapy in the United Mexican States)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -026-SSA3 -2012, Para la práctica de la cirugía 
mayor ambulatoria  (Practice of major outpatient surgery)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -045-SSA2 -2005,  Para la vigilancia epidemiológica, 
prevención y control de las infecciones nosocomiales  (Epidemiological surveillance, 
prevention and control of nosocomial infections)  
 Mexican Official Standard  NOM-087-SEMARNAT -SSA1 -2002, Protección ambiental - 
Salud ambiental - Residuos Peligrosos biológico -Infecciosos - Clasificación y 
especificaciones de manejo  (Environmental protection - Environmental health - 
Hazardous bio -infectious residues - Classification - Handling specifications)  
 Mexican Official Stan dard NOM-253-SSA1 -2012, Para la disposición de sangre 
humana y sus componentes con fines terapéuticos  (Provision of human blood and 
blood components for therapeutic purposes)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal as a fina l standard ; 
entry into force after 60 days  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in the Official Journal as a final 
standard ; entry into force after 60 days  
10. Final date for comments : 1 March 2 018 
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_detalle.php?codigo=5511877&fecha=31 /01/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_0772_00_s.pdf