in the daily effort to get the preference of our client, we often argue the excellent quality of the products we distribute special emphasis on the strength of Quality Assurance manufacturers and especially mentioned them strongly that meet Mexican standards currently applicable to them, but ...
Do we really know these rules?
Are the rules are limited to product quality or extend production systems, administration and related services?
in Mexico Who sets the standards?
What are the advantages?
Standards are documents containing technical specifications developed by consensus of the stakeholders: manufacturers, government, users and consumers, research centers and laboratories, professional associations, social partners, etc. Are based on the results of experience and technological development. Given the diversity of subjects on which they can relate and who intend to enter the field may contain:
- definitions and terminology;
- specifications, requirements or characteristics;
- measures, dimensions and tolerances;
- Media monitoring, evaluation, testing and analysis;
- Symbols, units and equivalents; Specifications
- methods, production processes, performance and skills;
- Recommendations for management and quality assurance, and project design rules;
- execution procedures, assembly, etc.
The rules provide an objective criterion must have a product, process, system, person or service, define the safety, durability, ability, reliability, maintenance and interchangeability. To set levels of quality and safety become in an optimal way to facilitate transparency in the market, which is essential to compete.
Standardisation is a process by which criteria are unified in certain fields and for the use of a common language in a particular field of activity, is an agreement embodied in a document Technical - standard - by which manufacturers, suppliers, workers, consumers, users and the government agree on the technical features that must meet a person, product, process, system, or service .
Certification is the procedure that ensures that a product, process, system or service conforms to standards, guidelines or recommendations of the agencies, both domestic and international, dedicated to the standardization providing the ultimate consumer a product that ensures their safety and that clearly specifies the quality with which it was made.
The standards offer significant advantages:
- Manufacturers: reduce the varieties and types of products, reduce inventory and production costs, improve management and design, contribute to the elimination of technical barriers to trade, identify suitable personnel, facilitate marketing, streamline order processing.
- mean for consumers: knowledge of quality standards and / or safety of goods and services they buy, the services and features, the comparison between different offers, the streamlining of procurement, purchasing and orders, the importance of labeling and packaging.
- The Government will mean a series of technical documents to facilitate law, likewise, benefits from the advantages of standards and specifications in its status as a major consumer.
The market globalization and increased competition in international markets, have led to the development of quality standards that will benefit the economy and society as a whole. In Mexico, the standardization is recognized and sought after due to economic competition.
normalizing activity in Mexico has its origins in the "Law on weights and measures" , published on June 14, 1928. On 11 February 1946 published the first "Industrial Standards Act." In July 1992, is published Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization (LFMN) . This law aims to standardize procedures and measurement standards, establishing uniform schemes that can overcome the problems of discretion and legality that existed in the Law on Metrology and Standardization, 1988.
The LFMN has been renovated twice: on 24 December 1996, to amend the powers of the Ministry of Economy (SE), and change the procedure for amendment and cancellation of official Mexican standards, with the reforms of May 20, 1997 was right again.
The LFMN opened the possibility that in Mexico as in other countries, private agencies will make up for certification and verification activities. Although our country before the publication of the LFMN development of some Mexican standards and was in charge of the private sector through various Standardization Technical Committees formed within the Chambers of Industry, from the new system this activity is formalized through the creation of national standards bodies.
National Standards Bodies (NSB) are entities whose primary purpose is the production and delivery of Mexican standards on matters that are registered by the Directorate General of Standards. The NSB will allow the participation of all stakeholders on committees for the development of Mexican standards, as well as agencies of the federal public administration authorities.
ONN authorized by the Ministry of Economy:
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| Mexican Society Standardization and Certification, SC (NORMEX) | Mexican Institute of Standardization and Certification, AC (IMNC) | Association of Standardization and Certification AC (ANCE) |
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| National Standards Institute Textil, AC (INNTEX) | National Agency Standardization and Certification and Building cosntruccion, SC (ONNCCE) | Electronic Standardization and Certification, AC (NYCE) |
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| Council for the Promotion of Milk Quality, AC (COFOCALEC) | Center of Standardization and Certification Products, AC (CNCP) | Industry National Chamber of Iron and Steel (CANACERO) |
The LFMN mentioned different types of rules among which are the Official Mexican Standards (NOMs), the Mexican Standards (NMX) Standards of Reference and the Emergency Regulations (NE):
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Official Statement Mexicana "NOM." technical regulation is the mandatory compliance normalizing issued by the competent agencies through its National Advisory Committee for Standardization, based on Article 40 of the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization ( LFMN ) that establishes rules and features apply to a product, process, installation, system, activity, service or production or operating method as well as those relating to terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labeling and those that relate to their enforcement or implementation.
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Norma Mexicana NMX. " technical regulation is voluntary that produces an NSB, or the Ministry of Trade and Industry in terms of the provisions of LFMN. Although these standards are voluntary, when it is revealed that a product, process or service conforms to the NMX , primarily for protection consumer, the law provides that in certain cases the agencies may require enforcement, and should be included in the National Standards for shipment. Its scope is determined by the standard itself and may be national, regional or local.
- Standard Reference. is the institutions that make public administration (PEMEX, CFE, etc.) In accordance with the provisions of Article 67 of the LFMN to apply to goods or services they purchase, lease or when Mexican or international standards do not cover the same requirements or specifications resulting obsolete or irrelevant.
- Emergency Rule. NE are called, which by reason of an emergency should be issued. The problem that arises in these cases is the abuse in the absence of regulation of the meaning of emergencies, as has been the case that different situations are regulated in the form of rule, under the pretext of emergency when the situation did not really justified.
Promote safety culture, demanding that we consume products meet the standards in our country means a great effort, and it is breaking schemes such as Consumers have taken over our lives is a long and winding road but we must follow for the sake of our national economy.
Source: Importance of Standards.
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