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12 August  2020 
(20-5545) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 2 August 2 020, 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: General specifications for the 
labelling of pre -packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages - Commercial and health information  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[X] Text of final measure available from1: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5596558&fecha=10/07/2020&print
=true  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/MEX/final_measure/20_4838_00
_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/MEX/f inal_measure/20_4838_01
_s.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[X] Other: 
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5597654&fecha=31/07/2020  
 
Description : Mexican Official Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010 
 
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/interpretative guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/MEX/178/Add.14  
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  On 31 July 2 020, the Ministry of the Economy published, in the Official Journal, the Interinstitutional 
Agreement between the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of Health (through th e Federal 
Commission for Protection against Health Risks) and the Federal Consumer Protection Agency on 
verification activities under the Amendment to Mexic an Official Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -
2010: General specifications for the labelling of pre -packaged food and non -alcoholic beverages - 
Commercial and health information, published on 5 April 2 010, which was published on 2 7 March 
2020. 
The Agreement seeks  to provide clarity regarding criteria for the implementation, verification and 
monitoring of the technical regulation in question . Its purpose is to recognize and establish a period, 
from the day following its publication in the Official Journal to 3 0 Nov ember 2 020 only, during which 
producers, importers and marketers will not be penalized during the verification activities carried 
out by the Federal Consumer Protection Agency and the Federal Commission for Protection against 
Sanitary Risks regarding pre -packaged food and non -alcoholic beverages covered by Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010 (the Amendment).  
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