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Medical equipment – Mexico

Draft Official Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-263-SSA1-2026 Good practices for the operation of corneal tissue banks for transplantation purposes.

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Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-263-SSA1-2026 Buenas prácticas para el funcionamiento de los bancos de tejido corneal con fines de trasplante.

Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 April 2026. The comment period closed on 19 June 2026.

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Mandatory for all establishments with sanitary license for Tissue Bank activities for transplantation purposes in the Cornea modality

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De observancia obligatoria para todos los establecimientos con licencia sanitaria para actividades de Bancos de Tejidos con fines de trasplantes en modalidad de Córnea

Notifying member
Mexico
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 20 April 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/563
ICS classification
  • 11.040 Medical equipment
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 19 June 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 19 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/563; 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 aims to establish criteria for the availability, analysis, preservation, preparation, supply and final disposition of corneal tissue for transplantation, in establishments holding a sanitary licence to operate corneal tissue banks for transplantation purposes, in order to ensure the viability and traceability of such tissue.It is mandatory throughout the national territory for all establishments holding a sanitary licence to operate corneal tissue banks for transplantation purposes.

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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