G/TBT/N/MEX/384  
20 December  2017 
(17-7109) 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  (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:  
Dirección General de Normas (Gener al Directorate of Standards)  
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6  
Col. Lomas d e Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes  
Naucalpan de Juárez, C.P. 53950  
Estado de México  
Tel.: 57 29 61 00, Ext.  43219  
Email: claudia.sama@economia.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 nation al tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : New, 
second -line, discontinue d, rebuilt, reconditioned, used  or second -hand information 
technology equipment and related apparatus.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of  the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-019-SCFI-2016, Equipos de tecnologías de la 
información y sus equipos asociados, así como equipo de uso en oficina - Requisitos de 
seguridad  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-019-SCFI-2016, Information 
technology equipment and related apparatus, and office equipment - Safety requirements) 
(This text will cancel Mexican Official Standard NOM -019-SCFI-1998) (36 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican  Official Standard covers information 
technology equipment and related apparatus powered by mains electricity, other energy 
sources such as batteries or accumulators, self -generated energy, or alternative power 
sources, with single -phase supply voltages of  100 to 277 V AC at 60 Hz and/or three -
phase voltages of 173 to 480 V AC at 60 Hz, operating up to 3,000 metres above sea level.  
The draft text also covers information technology equipment and related apparatus:  
- designed to be used as telecommunications terminal equipment and telecommunications 
network infrastructure equipment, regardless of the power source used;  
- designed and intended to be directly connected to, or used as infrastructure equipment 
in, a cable distribution system, regardless of the pow er source used;  
- designed to use the AC power supply as a means of communication transmission (see 
note 4, Chapter 6, and note 4, section 7.1, of Mexican Standard NMX -I-60950 -1-NYCE -
2015).  G/TBT/N/MEX/384  
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  It also covers components and sub -assemblies that are designed to be incorporated into 
information technology equipment and related apparatus.  The compliance of components 
and sub -assemblies is demonstrated through a certification scheme based on production 
process quality management systems.  
The text also covers new, se cond-line, discontinue d, rebuilt, reconditioned, used  or 
second -hand information technology equipment and related apparatus.  
NOTE : This draft Mexican Official Standard may be applied to the electronic parts of 
equipment, including where such equipment is n ot fully covered by the scope of the 
Standard, for example, large -scale air -conditioning systems, fire -detection systems and 
fire-extinguishing systems.  Different requirements may be necessary for certain 
applications.  
7. Objective and rationale, includin g the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Standard establishes the general and specific safety features 
and requirements for information technology equipment and related apparatus, and office 
equipment, that are imported into and  marketed, distributed or hired out in the territory of 
the United Mexican States . It seeks to ensure consumer safety and protect property by 
preventing any unacceptable risk of harm . The text establishes characteristics pertaining to 
the use of the equipm ent and systems, with a view to preventing any possible misuse and 
ensuring that their installation, maintenance and usage correspond to the purpose for 
which they are intended, taking into consideration the following aspects:  
(a) Electric shock  
(b) Energy -related hazards  
(c) Fire 
(d) Thermal hazards  
(e) Mechanical hazards  
(f) Radiation  
(g) Chemical hazards  
The draft Standard seeks to reduce risks associated with installed equipment, whether 
consisting of a system of interconnected units or independent units, and to ensure that it is 
installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.  
It also sets forth requirements that seek to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury 
for the operator and for non -professional personnel that may come into contact with the 
equipment and, where specifically stated, for maintenance personnel.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema general de unidades de medida  (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -008-SCFI-2002: General syste m of units of measurement), 
published in the Mexican Official Journal on 2 7 November 2 002. 
 NMX-I-60950 -1-NYCE -2015, Equipos de tecnologías de la información - Seguridad 
- Requisitos generales  (Mexican Standard NMX -I-60950 -1-NYCE -2015: Information 
technolog y equipment - Safety - General requirements), published in the Mexican 
Official Journal on 1 3 May 2 016. 
 NMX-EC-17025 -IMNC -2006, Requisitos generales para la competencia de los 
laboratorios de ensayo y de calibración (Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17025 -IMNC -
2006: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration 
laboratories), published in the Mexican Official Journal on 2 4 July 2 006. 
 NMX-EC-17020 -IMNC -2014, Evaluación de la conformidad - Requisitos para el 
funcionamiento de diferentes tipos de unidades (organismos) que realizan la 
verificación (inspección)  (Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17020 -IMNC -2014: 
Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operation of various types of units 
(bodies) performing verification (inspection)), published in the Mexi can Official 
Journal on 6 June 2 014. G/TBT/N/MEX/384  
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   NMX-EC-17065 -IMNC -2014, Evaluación de la conformidad - Requisitos para 
organismos que certifican productos, procesos y servicios (Mexican Standard NMX -
EC-17065 -IMNC -2014: Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies that 
certify products, processes and services), published in the Mexican Official Journal 
on 6 June 2 014. 
 NMX-CC-9001-IMNC -2016, Sistemas de gestión de la calidad - Requisitos  (Mexican 
Standard NMX -CC-9001-IMNC -2016: Q uality management systems - 
Requirements), published in the Mexican Official Journal on 3 May 2 016. 
 NMX-Z-12/2-1987, Muestreo para la inspección por atributos - Parte 2 : Métodos de 
muestreo, tablas y gráficas  (Mexican Standard NMX -Z-12/2-1987: Sampling for 
inspection by attributes - Part 2 : Sampling procedures, tables and graphs), 
published in the Mexican Official Journal on 2 8 October 1 987. 
 NOM-106-SCFI-2000, Características de diseño y condiciones de uso de la 
contraseña oficial  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -106-SCFI-2000: Design 
characteristics and conditions for use of the official countermark), published in the 
Mexican Official Journal on 2 February 2 001. 
 NMX-I-011-NYCE -2003, Electrónica - Aparatos electrónicos - Máquinas copiadoras 
y/o duplicadoras para la reproducción de docum entos  (Mexican Standard NMX -I-
011-NYCE -2003: Electronics - Electronic equipment - Copiers and/or duplicators for 
document reproduction), published in the Mexican Official Journal on 
31 October  2003. 
 NOM-017-SCFI-1993, Información comercial etiquetado de artículos reconstruidos, 
usados o de segunda mano, de segunda línea, discontinuados y fuera de 
especificaciones  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -017-SCFI-1993: Commercial 
information - Labelling of rebuilt, used or second -hand articles, seconds, 
discontinued  articles, and products that do not conform to specifications), 
published in the Mexican Official Journal on 2 9 October 1 993. 
 NOM-024-SCFI-2013, Información comercial para empaques, instructivos y 
garantías de los productos electrónicos, eléctricos y elect rodomésticos  (Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -024-SCFI-2013: Commercial information to be displayed on 
the packaging of and included in the instructions and guarantees for electronic, 
electrical and home electrical appliances), published in the Official Jour nal on 
12 August 2 013. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter into 
force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  
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 Standard ization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244 or 43231  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5508133&fecha=18/12/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_5647_00_s.pdf