Goods Subject to Compliance with Mexican Official Standards at the Port of Entry and Exit from the Country.
On January 5, 2004, the Ministry of Economy (SE), published in the Federal Official Gazette ("FOG") the Accord that Amends similar one that Identifies Tariff Items of the General Import And Export Duty Law, in which Goods Subject to Compliance with Mexican Official Standards at the Port of Entry and Exit from the Country are classified (the "Amendments to the NOM Accord"), amending the Accord published in the Federal Official Gazette on March, 27, 2002, amended on November 8, 2002 and on July 11, 2003.
6. Tires used in tourism vehicles, classified under tariff item 4011.10.01 and prefabricated septic tanks classified under tariff item 6811.99.99, are eliminated from article 1 of the NOM Accord (goods subject to compliance with NOMs), because they were eliminated from the TIGIE by means of the TIGIE Amendment.
7. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa containing 90% or more of sugar, filled or not filled classified under tariff items 1806.10.01, 1806.10.99, 1806.31.01, 1806.32.01 and 1806.90.99 are no longer subject to compliance with NOM-051-SCFI-1994 (labeling for food products), since they were eliminated from paragraph VIII of article 3 of the NOM Accord.
8. Feather dusters and screws classified under tariff items 6701.00.01 and 7318.16.99 are eliminated from paragraph IX of article 3 of the NOM Accord (compliance with NOM-050-SCFI-1994 of commercial information), since these tariff items were eliminated from the TIGIE by means of the TIGIE Amendment.
9. Finally, toys representing fire guns classified under tariff item 9503.90.99 subject to compliance with emergency NOMs, are excluded from article 8 of the NOM Accord, because the applicable emergency NOM expired on October 17, 2003.
10. Article 1 of the NOM Accord (goods subject to compliance with NOMs) is amended to include goods classified under the following tariff items:
Cocoa, cocoa preparations and cocoa byproducts classified under the following tariff items: 1801.00.01, 1802.00.01, 1803.10.01, 1803.20.01, 1804.00.01, 1805.00.01, 1806.10.01, 1806.20.99, 1806.31.01, 1806.32.01, 1806.90.01, 1806.90.02, 1806.90.99 and 2202.90.04.
Tires of different measures classified under the following tariff items: 4011.10.02, 4011.10.03, 4011.10.04, 4011.10.05, 4011.10.06, 4011.10.07, 4011.10.08, 4011.10.08, 4011.10.09 and 4011.10.99. Weighing machinery and digital electronic weighing machinery classified under tariff item 8423.81.02 and 8423.82.02. Toy parts and accessories classified under tariff items 9503.90.07, 9503.90.08 and toys representing fire arms classified under 9503.90.09, exception made to those containing visible water tanks and those used for decoration and ornamental and scales with the barrel visibly covered.
11. The following merchandise is incorporated into Paragraphs I, IV and IX of article 3 of the NOM Accord that sets forth compliance with labeling and sanitary information NOMs for textile products (paragraph I), paints and varnishes (paragraph VI) and for products containing operational instructions, are amended to include the following:
With respect to products described in paragraph I, the amendment includes carpets classified under tariff item 5705.00.01. Regarding paint and varnishes, the amendment includes ink contained in interchangeable cartridges classified under tariff items 3215.11.02 and 3215.19.03 designed for inkjet printers.
Finally, paragraph IX is amended to include screws of different measures and materials contained in tariff items 7318.15.04, 7318.15.05, 7318.15.06, 7318.15.07, 7318.15.08, 7318.15.09, 7318.15.10, 7318.16.03, 7318.16.04 and 7318.16.05, as well as feather dusters classified under tariff item 9603.90.01.
Entry into force of the provisions set forth in the Amendments to the NOM Accord.
The Accord became effective on January 12, 2004.
Compliance with NOM-010-CNA-2000 (specifications and proof tests for valves) in connection to tariff items 8481.80.21, 8481.80.99 and 8481.90.99, will be enforceable on March 2, 2004; therefore, compliance with NOM-002-EDIF-1994 will still be in force.
Amendments described in articles 8 and second paragraph of article 11 of this bulletin, will enter into force on the date to be published by SECON in the FOG.
Finally, the elimination of tariff item 9503.90.99 from article 8 of the NOM Accord and the inclusion of the same tariff item in article 1 of said Accord, became effective on December 20, 2003.
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