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19 October 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH THE MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY 
ISSUES GENERAL RULES AND CRITERIA IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN  TRADE  
COMMUNICA TION FROM  MEXICO 
The following communication is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Mexico. 
 
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1.  In accordance with the provisions of Article 10.1.1 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to 
Trade, the Government of Mexico communicates that, on 1 October 2020, the Ministry of the 
Economy through the Directorate -General of Standards published the "Amendment to the 
Agreement under which the Ministry of the Economy issues general rules and criteria in respect of 
foreign trade" in the Official Journal . 
2.  The published text establishes the commercial and health information that must be contained in 
the labelling of the pre -packaged domestic or foreign products marketed on the national territory 
that are intended for final consumers.  It also determines the characteristics of such information and 
establishes a system of front -of-pack labelling, which clearly and truthfully warns of the content of 
critical nutrients and ingredients presenting health risks in excessive consumption . 
3.  This Amendment entered into force on 1 October 2020, excluding the provisions of paragraphs 
4.1 to 4.5.3.3, 4.6.1 to 4.82, Chapter 6, and paragraphs 7.1 to 7.1.2 of the Amendment to Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010: General specifications for th e labelling of 
pre-packaged food and non -alcoholic beverages - Commercial and health information, published on 
5 April 2010, which will enter into force on 1 April 2021 . 
4.  This communication is being submitted for purposes of transparency and in order to pro vide 
Members with further information on the current regulatory process in Mexico . 
5.  The text is available for consultation, in Spanish, at :  
http://diariooficial.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5601629&fecha=01/10/2020  
SECRETARIA DE ECONOMIA - AVISO  
6.  Comments may be sent to the National Enquiry Point:  
cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
 
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