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MexicoProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Proposed measure: Mexico

Public consultation Notice of the Draft Official Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-003-SSA1-2025 (Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-003-SSA1-2025), Environmental health. Maximum permissible limit for total lead content and sanitary requirements that the labeling of paints and related products shall satisfy.

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Aviso de consulta pública del Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-003-SSA1-2025, Salud ambiental. Límite máximo permisible para el contenido de plomo total y requisitos sanitarios que deben satisfacer el etiquetado de pinturas y productos relacionados.

Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 January 2026. The comment period closed on 31 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Natural and legal persons engaged in the processing, importation and marketing of paints and related products

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Personas físicas y morales que se dediquen al proceso, importación y comercialización de pinturas y productos relacionados

Notifying member
Mexico
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 30 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or Mexico for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MEX/556
Keywords
Maximum residue limits (MRLs), Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 31 March 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 31 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/MEX/556; it can take them up with Mexico.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the maximum permissible limit for total lead content and the sanitary requirements for the labelling of containers for paints and related products. The notified text is binding on all natural and legal persons engaged in the processing, importation and marketing of paints and related products in Mexican territory.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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