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Ref : EIC 426/2
9 May 2012
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 333/2012
Mexico : Amendments to Labelling Requirements for Certain Electronic and Electrical Products
The Mexican Ministry of Economy (MoE) published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federacion) of 19 April 2012 a resolution amending the labelling requirements for certain electronic and electrical products (NOM-024-SCFI-1998). For further details, please refer to the Gazette notice (in Spanish):
http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5244360&fecha=19/04/2012.
DETAILS
2.The trade was informed via Commercial Information Circular No. 25/2012 of 9 January 2012 the MoE's proposal to amend the subject labelling requirements. MoE is now publishing a resolution adopting the proposed amendments to require:
information in the label to be truthful and presented in a way that does not mislead the consumer;
specific language on the label for television reception apparatus that are unable to receive transmissions according to Standard A/53 of the Advanced Television Systems Committee; and
certain information and specific language in the product instructions and warning.
3.The amendments will be in force 60 days after publication of the resolution (i.e. 18 June 2012).
ENQUIRIES
4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5682.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Cindy LAU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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