implementation and administration of the
agreement on
technical barriers to trade
communication from mexico
Supplement
The
following communication under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical
Barriers to Trade has been received from the delegation of Mexico.
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1.1. Pursuant
to Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, the Government
of Mexico wishes to notify that the "Decree issuing the Law on Quality
Infrastructure and repealing the Federal Law on Metrology and
Standardization" was published in the Official Journal (Diario Oficial de la Federación)
of 1 July 2020.
1.2. The Law on Quality Infrastructure governs
matters of public policy and social interest, and its provisions are generally
applicable and binding throughout national territory, without prejudice to the international
agreements to which the United Mexican States is party. It seeks to establish
and develop the basis for industrial policy within the context of the National
Quality Infrastructure System, through standardization, harmonization,
accreditation, conformity assessment and metrology activities, thereby promoting
economic development and quality in the production of goods and services, with
a view to increasing productive capacity and ensuring a process of continual
improvement in value chains, fostering international trade and protecting
legitimate public interest objectives. The Law also seeks to:
i.
promote the involvement of the
public, social and private sectors in the drafting and enforcement of Mexican
Official Standards and other standards;
ii.
establish mechanisms for coordination
and collaboration between the standardization authorities, the National
Metrology Centre, designated metrology institutes, accreditation bodies and
conformity assessment bodies, local and municipal bodies, and the social and
private sectors, in the areas of standardization, conformity assessment and
metrology;
iii.
foster technological innovation
in respect of goods, products, processes and services, with a view to improving
the quality of people's lives throughout Mexico;
iv.
encourage the creation of
enhanced physical and digital infrastructure for the proper implementation of
conformity assessment activities;
v.
with regard to metrology,
establish and maintain the General System of Units of Measurement, set up
designated metrology institutes and establish structures for scientific
metrology, legal metrology and applied or industrial metrology; and
vi.
foster and disseminate
standardization, harmonization, accreditation, conformity assessment and
metrology activities.
1.3. Under this Law, the standardization
authorities are required to pursue public policies that help to modernize the
National Quality Infrastructure System, promote appropriate quality
infrastructure that stimulates industrial growth and meet the various
legitimate objectives of public interest provided for in the Law.
1.4. The Decree will enter into force 60 days
after its publication in the Official Journal.
1.5. Upon
its entry into force, the Decree will repeal the Federal Law on Metrology and
Standardization published in the Official Journal on 1 July 1992 and the
amendments thereto, as well as any provisions that are inconsistent with the
Law on Quality Infrastructure.
1.6. The Federal Executive is required to issue the
implementing regulations for the Law on Quality
Infrastructure within
12 months of its entry into force; in the meantime, the regulations
implementing the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization will continue to
be applied insofar as no inconsistency exists.
1.7. The texts are available from the national
enquiry point:
1.8. Secretaría de Economía (Ministry of
the Economy)
Dirección
General de Normas
(Directorate‑General of Standards)
Tel.: (+52)
55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244
Fax: (+52)
55 5520 9715
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx
cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx
tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx
Website: http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5596009&fecha=01/07/2020.