1. General Bureau of Standards (DGN, by its Spanish Acronym)
Mexico´s Secretary of Economy
Highlights
IWTS 2017 Kirkland,Washington
Karla Fernández Sánchez
Director of International Standardization

2. History
Prior to 1992 all standardization activities were done by the government, but since the Reform of the Federal Metrology and Standardization Act (LFMN), the system incorporated third parties such as National Standardization Bodies in charge or voluntary standards.
Mexico´s economy was protectionist at that time, so standards were not as ambitious as they are now.
Two decades later, Mexico began to participate more in technical meetings of international organizations, these gave Mexico the opportunity to adopt a more aggressive standardization approach by embracing international best practices.

3. Federal Metrology and Standardization Act (1992) Objectives
Coordination of SISMENEC
Foster products and services quality
Integrate the Annual National Standardization Program
Promote the use and compliance of technical regulations and standards
Play a useful role as intermediary between industry and entities related to trade and standardization

4. Conformity assessment
Mexican System of Metrology, Standardization and Conformity Assessment (SISMENEC, by its Spanish Acronym)
SISMENEC
Metrology
Conformity assessment
Accreditation
Standarization

5. Technical Regulations
Mandatory
Congress
Const.
Law
Reg.
FTA
Treaties
Legal Structure
Government Agencies
Technical Regulations
(NOM)
Voluntary
Standards
(NMX)
Private Sector

6. Federal Metrology and Standardization Act
Standardization Principles:
mandatory (STATE)
voluntary (Private & Public)
International
Quality Infrastructure
Participation at International Std Organizations
Competitiveness in national and international trade.

7. Role of the General Bureau of Standards
National Advisory Committee/ Technical Secretary of the National Standardization Commission
Approves National Accreditation Entities
National Standardization Program
Coordinates the National Standardization Bodies
National
Contac Point for International Standardization Organizations
Represents Mexico in diffrent Organizations regarding standards and conformance
International

8. NOM (Technical Regulations)
Requirements, technical specifications, guidelines or characteristics that might be used consistently to assure that materials, products, processes or services provide quality and are safe.
NOM
Domestically known as Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOMs).
Mandatory Compliance
Issued by the Government
Rely upon the definition of Technical Regulations
Some are required by customs
They are free and public
They provide support for appelation of origin

9. NMX (Standards) Voluntary
Developed by National Standardization Bodies (private) and DGN
Internationally known as “standards”
Provide businesses competitiveness
Most of them have an economic cost
They inform the consumer, protect the environment, avoid health risks and give better access to technological progress.
They give certainty of the quality and safety of products
Facilitate competitiveness

10. Current Publications 
Both technical regulations and standards are revised each five years.
Mexico uses international standards as a reference for its own technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.
Mexico has undertaken a process of active participation in the promotion of harmonization with international standards, as a way of solving technical problems within national standards committees to foster national industry and facilitate international trade.
In force
Official Mexican Standards (NOM)
959
Mexican Standards (NMX)
5165
International Standards
27,693

11. Mexican Standardization Authorities

12. Mexican National Standardization Bodies

13. Conformity Assessment
The process used to prove that a service, product or system complies with the requirements of a standard. In order to be recognized as a Conformity Assessment Body, you have to be accredited by the Mexican accreditation entity
Approval
Authorization
Certification
Verification
Accreditation:
The Mexican Accreditation Entity (ema) bases its requirements on international standards and guidelines ISO / IEC and is evaluated by their peers from other countries through international accreditation organizations.

14. Market Surveillance
The Metrology and Standardization Federal Act doesn´t allow the recognition nor the issuance of supplier´s self declaration of conformity.
The most common type of CAP is by a Third Party.
The Office of the Consumer Protection Federal Attorney in charge of making a verification activities (market surveillance) after the certification has been granted to a product.

15. Vice Secretary for Competitiveness and Regulation ,
Secretary of Economy,
Vice Secretary for Competitiveness and Regulation ,
General Bureau of Standards
Karla Fernández Sánchez
Director of International Standardization
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