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Proposed measure: Mexico

Notice of public consultation of the Draft Official Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-004-NUCL-2025, Classification of radioactive waste.

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AVISO de consulta pública del Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-004-NUCL-2025, Clasificación de los desechos radiactivos.

Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 June 2026. The comment period closed on 7 August 2026.

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It is applicable to radioactive waste generated in the nuclear industry, which includes what is established in article 11 of the Regulatory Law of Article 27 of the Constitution on Nuclear Matters (Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 27 Constitucional en Materia Nuclear), whether due to operation, cessation of operations, decommissioning of radioactive or nuc

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Es aplicable a los desecho radiactivos generados en la industria nuclear, que comprende lo establecido en el artículo 11 de la Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 27 Constitucional en Materia Nuclear, ya sea por la operación, el cese de operaciones, desmantelamiento de las instalaciones radiactivas o nuc

Notifying member
Mexico
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MEX/571

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 7 August 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 7 August 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/571; it can take them up with Mexico.

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What the notification says

The notified draft standard seeks to establish the criteria, based on radiological properties, for the classification of radioactive waste into one of the five classes outlined in the proposed regulation:(a) Very short lived waste (VSLW);(b) Very low level waste (VLLW);(c) Low level waste (LLW);(d) Intermediate level waste (ILW);(e) High level waste (HLW).G/TBT/N/MEX/571- 2 -

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