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Laundry appliances – Mexico

Draft Official Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-037-ENER-2025, Energy efficiency for commercial use clothes washing machines and washer-dryers. Limits, test methods and labeling.

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Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-037-ENER-2025, Eficiencia energética para lavadoras y lavasecadoras de ropa de uso comercial. Limites, métodos de prueba y etiquetado.

Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 2 April 2026. The comment period closed on 1 June 2026.

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Applies to the factors established in this document applicable whenever the dose equivalent and the effective dose equivalent shall be estimated for radiological protection purposes

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Aplica a los factores establecidos en este documento aplicables siempre que se deba estimar el equivalente de dosis y el equivalente de dosis efectivo con fines de protección radiológica

Notifying member
Mexico
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 2 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Mexico for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MEX/562
ICS classification
  • 97.060 Laundry appliances

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 1 June 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
Por determinar

How to comment

The comment period closed on 1 June 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/562; 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 sets out the minimum Modified Energy Factor (MEF) and annual electricity consumption for automatic commercial washing machines and washer-dryers, and establishes the Integrated Water Factor (IWF). It is mandatory throughout the country for appliances designed for commercial use, such as those found in laundrettes and residential complexes, that accept coins, cards or other forms of payment and have a maximum capacity of 226.5 litres.

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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