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DGN: General Bureau of Standards, Ministry of Economy (SE). This agency authorizesthe operation of certification and calibration laboratories and verification units, accordingto the Federal Law of Standardization and Metrology.Accredited Laboratory: Institutions authorized to test or calibrate products subject toMexican standards.Accredited Unit for Sampling Verification: Third-party authorized inspection and productsampling.NOM: Technical Regulation (mandatory)NMX: Mexican Standard (voluntary)Product Certification Organization: Product Certification Organization accredited by DGNthrough EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación – Mexican Accreditation Agency)Quality System Certification Organization: Organization accredited by DGN throughEMA to certify Quality Assurance Systems.MRAs (mutual recognition agreements)There is a significant number of MRAs (mutual recognition agreements) betweenMexican and U.S. organizations. However, at present, none of these agreementsexempt U.S. products from complying with all applicable Mexican technical regulationsand product certification requirements. MRAs are mainly to recognize testingprocedures. U.S. exporters should check with the appropriate Mexican certification bodyas to the existence of any MRAs.AccreditationReturn to topIn 1999, the Mexican government authorized the first private organization to accreditconformity assessment bodies (calibration laboratories, certification bodies, testlaboratories, and verification/inspection units). This private non-profit institution is knownas EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación - Mexican Accreditation Entity).Calibration Laboratories:Calibration laboratories are responsible for transferring the precision of referencestandards to the measurement instruments used in the commercial and industrialsectors. The calibration laboratories can be sponsored by public or privateorganizations, including universities, professional associations and private companies.Individuals interested in performing calibration activities can obtain certification aftermeeting the certification requirements set by law.Committees, made up of technicians and specialists in metrology, evaluate applicationsfor certification as calibration laboratories. These committees make recommendations tothe DGN for final decisions on certification. The committees also establish the technicalspecifications for the evaluation of calibration laboratories, set the precisionrequirements for the calibration chains and set the methods for comparison of standards.
Certification Bodies:EMA has accredited several organizations for certifying compliance in different specificfields. These organizations include:ANCE – Asociación de Normalización y Certificación (product certification body for theelectric sector NOMs)CALMECAC - Calidad Mexicana Certificada, A.C. (Certified Mexican Quality).CNCP - Centro Nacional Para la Calidad del Plástico (Mexican Center for the Quality ofPlastic).CRT - Consejo Regulador Del Tequila (Tequila Regulation Council).IMNC - Instituto Mexicano De Normalización y Certificación, A.C. (Mexican Institute ofStandardization and Certification).INNTEX - Instituto Nacional De Normalización Textil, A.C. (Mexican Institute of TextileStandardization).NORMEX - Sociedad Mexicana de Normalización y Certificación, S.C. (Mexican Societyof Standardization and Certification).NYCE - Normalización y Certificación Electrónica (Electronic Standardization andCertification).ONNCCE - Organismo de Normalización y Certificación de la Construcción y Edificación(Building and Construction Standardization and Certification Body)UL de Mexico - Underwriters Laboratories de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.(Product certification body for electric and electronic equipment)Intertek (Product certification body for electric and electronic equipment)The DGN procedures currently in effect are those published on June 14, 1994.However, the procedures reflect current practices, except where noted as "notimplemented." A list of products by tariff number that must comply with a NOM waspublished in the Diario Oficial on July 6, 2007. See section 2.4 for the complete list.Test Laboratories:Test laboratories are responsible for certifying that products meet Mexican standardsand are normally commercial entities that make a profit from the testing of samples. TheDGN through EMA is responsible for granting authorizations to test laboratories afterreceiving the recommendations of the Test Laboratory Evaluating Committees (Comitésde Evaluación de Laboratorios de Pruebas).Each committee oversees a group of evaluators who visit the test laboratories, reviewtheir organization, capabilities, staffs, etc. Test laboratories must fully comply withstandard NMX-CC-13-1992 and Standard NMX-CC-14-1992, which set the proceduresfor approval of test laboratories. Once the evaluators have made their review, theysubmit a report to the committee. Then, the committee writes its recommendations to
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DGN: General Bureau <strong>of</strong> Standards, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Economy (SE). This agency authorizesthe operation <strong>of</strong> certification and calibration laboratories and verification units, accordingto the Federal Law <strong>of</strong> Standardization and Metrology.Accredited Laboratory: <strong>In</strong>stitutions authorized to test or calibrate products subject toMexican standards.Accredited Unit for Sampling Verification: Third-party authorized inspection and productsampling.NOM: Technical Regulation (mandatory)NMX: Mexican Standard (voluntary)Product Certification Organization: Product Certification Organization accredited by DGNthrough EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación – Mexican Accreditation Agency)Quality System Certification Organization: Organization accredited by DGN throughEMA to certify Quality Assurance Systems.MRAs (mutual recognition agreements)There is a significant number <strong>of</strong> MRAs (mutual recognition agreements) betweenMexican and U.S. organizations. However, at present, none <strong>of</strong> these agreementsexempt U.S. products from complying with all applicable Mexican technical regulationsand product certification requirements. MRAs are mainly to recognize testingprocedures. U.S. exporters should check with the appropriate Mexican certification bodyas to the existence <strong>of</strong> any MRAs.AccreditationReturn to top<strong>In</strong> 1999, the Mexican government authorized the first private organization to accreditconformity assessment bodies (calibration laboratories, certification bodies, testlaboratories, and verification/inspection units). This private non-pr<strong>of</strong>it institution is knownas EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación - Mexican Accreditation Entity).Calibration Laboratories:Calibration laboratories are responsible for transferring the precision <strong>of</strong> referencestandards to the measurement instruments used in the commercial and industrialsectors. The calibration laboratories can be sponsored by public or privateorganizations, including universities, pr<strong>of</strong>essional associations and private companies.<strong>In</strong>dividuals interested in performing calibration activities can obtain certification aftermeeting the certification requirements set by law.Committees, made up <strong>of</strong> technicians and specialists in metrology, evaluate applicationsfor certification as calibration laboratories. These committees make recommendations tothe DGN for final decisions on certification. The committees also establish the technicalspecifications for the evaluation <strong>of</strong> calibration laboratories, set the precisionrequirements for the calibration chains and set the methods for comparison <strong>of</strong> standards.
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