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1 April 2021 
(21-2791) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 April 2 021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Mexico . 
 
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Title: Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1 -2009 
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[X] Other: 
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5614934&fecha=31/03/2021  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/MEX/21_2436_00_s.pdf  
Setting of time period  
 
Description : Notification of the interagency agreement between the Ministry of the Economy 
(through the Directorate -General for Standards), the Ministry of Health (through the Federal 
Commission for Protection against Health Risks), and the Federal Consumer Protection Agency, 
regarding verification activities under the Amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM -051-
SCFI/SSA1 -2010 ( "General specifications for the labelling of pre -packaged food and non -alcoholic 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
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  beverages - Commercial and health information") published on 5 April 2 010, which was published 
on 27 March 2 020 and signed on 1 0 March 2 021. 
The purpose of this interagency ag reement is to recognize and establish a time period from 1 April 
2021 to 3 1 May 2 021, exclusively, when no penalties will be imposed on producers, importers or 
marketers during the verification activities undertaken by the Federal Consumer Protection Agenc y 
and the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks or the Ministry of the Economy in 
relation to pre -packaged food and non -alcoholic beverages covered by Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010 ("General specifications for the labell ing of pre -packaged food and non -
alcoholic beverages - Commercial and health information"), published in the Official Journal on 5 
April 2 010, and its Amendment, published in the Official Journal on 2 7 March 2 020. The 
aforementioned provisions, whereby lab elling shall include the new front -of-pack labelling system 
as part of the additional nutritional information but shall not include other commercial and health 
information established in the Amendment, shall enter into force on 1 April 2 021 in accordance w ith 
the first and fourth transitional provisions of the Amendment.  
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