. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/MEX/237 
29 June 2012 
 (12-3485) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 and e-mail 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 Normaliz ación de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario  
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization for the Regulation and Promotion 
of Health) Monterrey número 33, planta baja, Colonia Roma 06700, México, D.F. Tel.: (+52-55) 5080-5200, Ext. 1333 
Fax: (+52-55) 5511-1499 
E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.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):   Glazed pottery, glazed 
ceramics and porcelain (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 81)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
NOM-231-SSA1-2002, Artículos de alfarería vidriada, cerámica vidriada y porcelana.  Límites de plomo y cadmio solubles.  Método de ensayo (Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-231-SSA1-2002:  Glazed pottery ware, gla zed ceramic ware and porcelain ware.  
Soluble lead and cadmium limits.  Test method) (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Draft amendment to subparagraphs 7.1.2, 7.1.2.1, 7.1.3, 7.1.3.1.1 
and 7.1.3.2.3 of Mexican Official Standa rd NOM-231-SSA1-2002:  Glazed pottery ware, 
glazed ceramic ware and porcelain ware.  Soluble lead and cadmium limits.  Test method. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the permissible limits of lead 
and cadmium release for glazed pottery ware, glazed ceramic ware and porcelain ware used as containers for and in the processing of food and beverages. 
 The Standard applies to all kinds of gl azed pottery and ceramic ware, whether or 
not coloured or decorated on either the inside or outside, or both. G/TBT/N/MEX/237 
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  8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/MEX/69 - Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana 
PROY-NOM-231-SSA1-2002, Artículos de alfarería vidriada, cerámica vidriada y 
porcelana.  Límites de plomo y cadmio solubles.  Método de ensayo (Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-231-SSA1-2002:  Glazed pottery ware, glazed ceramic ware and porcelain ware.  Soluble lead and cad mium limits.  Test method).  Available at 
http://dof.gob.mx/index.php? year=2003&month=08&day=01 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: Not applicable 
The notified amendment to  the Mexican Official 
Standard will enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments:   20 August 2012  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and 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 E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad- negocios/normalizacion/catalogo-
mexicano-de-normas 
 
Text available online at: http://dof.gob.mx/index.php? year=2012&month=06&day=21  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/tbt/MEX/12_2466_00_s.pdf