. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/153 
20 August 2008 
 (08-3927) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 web-site 
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 Standardiza tion for the Regulation and Promotion of 
Health) 
Ministry of Health Monterrey, No. 30 
Delegación Cuauhtémoc 
PH, Col. Roma México, D.F. 06700 Tel.: +(55) 14 85 50 Fax: +(55) 11 14 99  E-mail:  nidiacoyotee@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):   Paints, inks, varnishes, 
lacquers and enamels 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Modificación de la 
NOM-003-SSA1-1993, Salud ambiental. Requis itos sanitarios que debe satisfacer el 
etiquetado de pinturas, tin tas, barnices, lacas y esmalt es, para quedar como NOM-003-
SSA1-2006, Salud ambiental. Requisitos sanita rios que debe satisfacer el etiquetado de 
pinturas, tintas, barnices, lacas y esmaltes  (Amendment to Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-003-SSA1-1993, Environmental health.  Heal th-related requirements for the labelling 
of paints, inks, varnishes, lacquers and en amels, the title of which is now as follows: 
Mexican Official Standard NOM-003-SSA1-2006,  Environmental health.  Health-related 
requirements for the labelling of paints, inks, varn ishes, lacquers and enamels) (6 pages, in 
Spanish). G/TBT/N/MEX/153 
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  6. Description of content:   The aim of the notified Mexican Official Standard is to specify the 
health and general information that must be di splayed on the labels of containers of paints, 
inks, varnishes, lacquers and enamels for sale and delivery.  This Standard is binding on 
natural and legal persons  engaged in the importation of pain ts, inks, varnishes, lacquers and 
enamels. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 4 July 2008. 
Available at:  http://www.dof.gob.mx. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } 12 August 2010 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of other body:    
General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy: 
Tel.: +(52) 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43221 
Fax: +(52) 55 5520-9715 Web site: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/ E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx