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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/MEX/236 
29 June 2012 
 (12-3478) 
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 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) Av. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6 Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes Naucalpan de Juárez 
53950, Estado de México 
Tel.:  (+52) 55 5729-9100, Exts. 43203, 43352 and 43222 Fax  (+52) 55 5520-9715 E-mail:  rodrigo.arreguin@economia.gob.mx , carlos.martinez@economia.gob.mx , 
andrea.barragan@economia.gob.mx  and/or ana.cordero@economia.gob.mx  
Website:  http://www.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 national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Tequila (HS tariff item 
number 2208.90.03) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
PROY-NOM-006-SCFI-2012, Bebidas alcohó licas - Tequila - Especificaciones (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-006-SCFI -2012:  Alcoholic beverages - Tequila -  
Specifications) (18 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Standard applies to all processes and activities 
involved in the supply of agave for, the production, packaging and marketing of and the 
information and trade practices related to th e distilled alcoholic beverage known as tequila 
in accordance with the specifications set forth in this text.  This draft Standard also 
establishes the technical specifications and lega l requirements to be fulfilled in the context 
of the protection of the designation of origin "Tequila". G/TBT/N/MEX/236 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 The notified draft Standard establishes the characteristics of and specifications for 
all elements of tequila production, industry and trade. 
 All bottles are required to display a labe l in Spanish which is legible, provides 
accurate information and does not mislead c onsumers with regard to the nature and 
characteristics of tequila. 
 The objective of this draft Standard is to  provide consumer information, guarantee 
product origin and quality and pr otect the appellation of origin. 
8. Relevant documents:   -  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: Not applicable 
The notified text will enter into force as a definitive 
Mexican Official Standard 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   13 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=15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/tbt/MEX/12_2360_00_s.pdf