ARTICLE 26: REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH OFFICIAL MEXICAN STANDARDS

In any case, the import, circulation or transit of merchandise will be subject to the official Mexican standards in accordance with the law of the matter. Standardization provisions may not be established for the import, circulation or transit of merchandise other than the official Mexican standards (LCE: Art. 22). Merchandise subject to official Mexican standards will be identified in terms of their tariff fractions and the corresponding nomenclature according to the respective tariff. (RGCE 2022: Regla 3.5.3)

The Ministry (LCE: Art. 3) (RLCE: Art. 1) will determine the official Mexican standards that the customs authorities must enforce at the point of entry of the merchandise into the country. This determination will be previously submitted to the opinion of the Commission (LCE: Art. 3) (RLCE: Art. 1) and will be published in the Official Journal of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación).