. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/178 
3 September 2009 
 (09-4162) 
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 Economía (Ministry of the Economy) 
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 Normalizac ión de Seguridad al Usuario, Información 
Comercial y Prácticas de Comercio  (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for 
User Safety, Commercial Information and Trade Practices) Avenida Puente de Tecamachalco número 6 Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco 
Sección Fuentes, Naucalpan de Juárez 
Código postal 53950, Estado de México Tel.: +52 57 29 93 00, Ext. 43222 Fax: +52 55 20 97 15 E-mail: jvazque@economia.gob.mx;  amedina@economia.gob.mx and/or 
 francos@economia.gob.mx 
or 
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normaliz ación de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario  
(National Advisory Committee on Standardiza tion for the Regulation and Promotion of 
Health) 
Monterrey número 33, planta baja 
Colonia Roma, código postal 06700, México, D.F. Tel.: +52 50 80 52 00, Ext. 1480 Fax: +52 55 11 14 99 E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx 
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85
 
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):   Labelling of 
pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages. G/TBT/N/MEX/178 
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  5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
PROY-NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2009, Especificac iones generales de etiquetado para 
alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas preenva sados-Información comercial y sanitaria (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-051-SCFI /SSA1-2009:  General specifications for 
the labelling of pre-packaged food and non-al coholic beverages - Commercial and health 
information) (17 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified preliminary draft Mexican Official Standard 
establishes the commercial and health information required to be displayed on the labels of 
locally produced or imported pre-packag ed food and non-alcoholic beverages, and 
determines the characteristics of such informa tion.  The Standard applies to all locally 
produced or imported pre-packaged food a nd non-alcoholic beverages intended for 
consumers in national territory. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 
26 August 2009.  Available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }The notified Standard will enter into force 
60 calendar days after publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 calendar days as from the date of publication of the draft in 
the Official Journal. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:  
General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy 
Tel.: +52 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43217 Fax: +52 55 5520-9715 E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx
 
Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/  
 Text available at:  http://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2009/tbt/mex/09_3029_00_s.pdf