  
./.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/102 
17 November 2004 
 (04-4945) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy  
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:   General 
Directorate of Standards/Ministry of the Economy (DGN/SE) Enquiry Point. 
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 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-006-SCFI- 2004, "Alcoholic Be verages. Tequila. 
Specifications" (15 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard concerns the appellation of 
origin " Tequila " and establishes the characteristics of and specifications for all elements of 
tequila  production, industry and trade.  This dr aft Standard applies to all processes and 
activities involved in the supply of agave for, production, packaging and marketing of and 
information and trade practices related to the distilled alcoholic beverage known as tequila . 
Upon final publication, this Standard will cancel and replace existing Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-006-SCFI-1994 "Alcoholic Bevera ges. Tequila. Specifications", published 
in the Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) on 3 September 1997. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human health, prevention of practices likely to mislead the consumer 
and protection of the appellation of origin " Tequila ", which is the property of the Mexican 
State. 
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 
15 November 2004. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not established   
10. Final date for comments:   14 January 2005 G/TBT/N/MEX/102 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addre sses, if available, of other body: 
Website:   www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85
 (Standards catalogue) 
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx  
General  Directorate of Standards: Tel.:   (52-55) 5729-9300, Ext. 4156 Fax:    (52-55) 5520-9715 
  
 