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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref. : EIC 426/2

5 September 2017

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 774/2017

Mexico : Standards for Room Air Conditioners

The Mexican government has amended the mandatory safety and energy efficiency standards for room air conditioners with a cooling capacity of up to 10,600 watts, with or without a heating capacity. Split air conditioners are excluded. The new standard NOM-021-ENER/SCFI-2017 will enter into force on 3 January 2018, although compliance with certain requirements on user safety, marking and instructions will be required from 2 July 2018.

DETAILS

2.Among other things, the new regulation sets forth stricter energy efficiency standards for these products and requires compliance with the safety provisions of Mexican national standards NMX-J-521/1-ANCE-2012 (general safety requirements) and NMX-J-521/2-40-ANCE-2014 (specific requirements for room air conditioners). The regulation also includes provisions regarding classification of air conditioners, sampling, test methods, acceptance criteria, labelling and commercial information, and conformity assessment. For details, please refer to the relevant official notice (in Spanish) at: http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5489444&fecha=07/07/2017.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Jasper LAM)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.