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PRODUCT SAFETY

Mexico Combines Product Safety Certification with Import Regulations.

The product certification in Mexico is the NOM Certification. NOM Certificates are not transferable. Certificates have a one year validationand must be renewed annually. Mexico does NOT recognize any other Safety Approval. Only NOM Certificate Holders may import products requiring Product Safety Approval (NOM Certification). It is customary for Significant Distributors to require NOM Certificates be issue in their name.

The approval mark of NOM ANCE or NOM NYCE has to be shown on the product once it has been certified.

The approval mark of NOM ANCE or NOM NYCE has to be shown on the product once it has been certified.

• Certification: NOM NYCE
( for any electronic and IT product, Households are not included, except for microwave oven. Also includes all equipment for data processing)
• Certification: NOM ANCE
( for any electric and similar product (households) )

The following documents are required for NOM Certification:

• Name and address of the importer or distributor in Mexico.
• Test data, design drawings, specifications, circuit diagrams.
• Original rating label in Spanish
• Original user’s manual in Spanish (or electronic file)

Additional documentation should be provided by the distributor or importer:

• Copy of the company’s Constitutive Act
• Copy of tax payer ID
• Power of Attorney
• Official identification of legal representatives
• Company letterhead paper
• Copy of registration with the Secretariat of Taxes

Factory Inspection is not required. Depending on product, one to three test samples are required for testing.

RADIO AND TELECOM APPROVALS

Approval in Mexico has two possibilities. The first is to obtain temporary approval which is initially valid for 1 year (plus extension for two further years), the second is to obtain 'definative' approval which includes field testing.

Temporary approvals may be converted to definative approvals.

The representative must provide details of product stocking address, sale prices, copy of Company incorporation certificate, copy of individual's ID card, and the confirmation that the individual is authorised to act on behalf of the Company.

Users guide must be in Spanish language. Service and maintenance manual, together with block diagrams should be presented.

Applications must be signed and authorised by SCT accredited telecom expert.

Technical standard is NOM-EM-151-SCT1

SIEMIC provides the most cost-effective and efficient certification services to assist our customers accessing Mexico Market.

Our support service in Mexico is a turnkey solution that includes:

• advice on compliance requirements and approval strategy
• preparing complete application packages in Korean to the regulatory agencies' extremely detailed and specific formats
• required face-to-face meetings with agency officials
• engineering test support where required
• payment of application fees in local currency on behalf of our clients
• follow-up with the agencies to avoid any unnecessary delays in issuance of approval certificates

To get an Estimate from SIEMIC, download SIEMIC International Approvals Questionnaires Form, complete the form and send back to SIEMIC.