Mexico: New standard for remanufactured products

 

Mexico has published a new Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-241-SE-2021: rebuilt, refurbished, second-line, off-spec, remanufactured and used or second-hand products -Trade information.

The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the trade information that must be made available to consumers acquiring rebuilt, refurbished, second-line, off-spec, remanufactured and used or second-hand products imported and sold in the United Mexican States. The trade information referred to in this Mexican Official Standard must be provided by manufacturers, repairers, rebuilders, importers, resellers and any other person engaged in importing or retailing the products indicated in the Standard.

PROY-NOM-241-SE-2021 does not apply to products for which there is a specific Mexican Official Standard regulating aspects related to trade information; in such cases, the provisions of those standards shall apply. Compliance with this Mexican Official Standard does not waive any responsibility to comply with the provisions of other Mexican Official Standards relating to the products mentioned within the scope of this Standard.

According to the standard, the commercial information contained in the packages or containers of the products object of this Official Mexican Standard must be presented in Spanish and, where appropriate, must contain the necessary information related to the accessories or components for the correct functioning of the product, describe and be presented in such a way that it does not mislead the consumer regarding the nature and characteristics of the product, be truthful, clear and indelibly contained in the product, container or packaging thereof and in advertising, promotion, invoice, guarantee policy (when is appropriate), purchase note or any other document that emanates from it. When the information in the instructions, warnings and labels refer to Measurement Units, they must comply with the provisions of NOM-008-SCFI- 2002 or the one that replaces it.

The products subject to this Official Mexican Standard must provide commercial information in printed form or on an attached label, in Spanish, on the packaging, container or packaging, and this must be written in a clear, legible and indelible manner and contain at least what is established in section A.1 (see Appendix A).

The commercial information must be placed on the main display surface of the product, container or packaging, as established in Appendix B.