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Technical regulations (called NOMs in Mexico). These are mandatory and their purpose, inter alia, is to determine the features or specifications to be met by products, services or production processes in order to guarantee the safety of persons, human, animal and plant health, and to conserve natural resources and the environment (Article 40 of the LFMN). 222 In addition to technical regulations, the list of NOMs includes sanitary, and plant and animal health measures (see Chapter 3.2.11). NOMs are only issued by Government agencies.

 According to the authorities, in October 2012, Mexico had 121 certification bodies, 1,054 testing laboratories, 436 calibration laboratories, 1,472 verification units and two verification/validation bodies for the emission of green house gases.

Mexico has mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) on: Accreditation bodies. The EMA also has MRAs with: (a) the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for the accreditation of certification bodies for quality management,environmental management and product certification systems; (b) Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) for the accreditation of certification bodies for quality management,environmental management and product certification systems; and (c) InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) for the certification of quality management systems, the accreditation of product certification bodies and environmental management systems (since 2008),

 At the administrative level, the following are the main Federal bodies for sanitary and phytosanitary matters: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) for forest  and wildlife; products. Through its General Legal Coordination Unit, this Ministry is responsible for Mexico's policy on forestry and wildlife  health, including the issue of NOMs on forestry and the soil; , in the terms laid down in the LFMN. 250 The forestry and soil; Management DG in the Ministry is responsible for implementing the legislation on protection of forestry and soil; resources and for issuing the phytosanitary documents needed for the movement, import or export of forestry products or byproducts (Section 712 of SEMARNAT's Manual of General Organization).

 The drafting and implementation of NOMs are governed by the procedures already mentioned in Chapter 3.2.10. Pursuant to the legislation on animal health, plant health and sustainable forestry development, sanitary or phytosanitary measures are based on scientific principles, international recommendations and risk analysis, as appropriate. Emergency NOMs are issued by SENASICA, SEMARNAT and COFEPRIS in accordance with the LFMN.

Principal laws and decisions composing Mexico's legal framework for sanitary and phytosanitary measures: General Law on Sustainable forestry Development (LGDFS)

In the forestry sector, SEMARNAT has a reference laboratory for forest;  parasitology analysis.

At July 2012, 54 NOMs relating to animal health were in force, 38 on plant health, eight on food safety and four on forest;  health. 

To be able to enter Mexico, products that present a potential risk for human, animal, plant, forestry , aquaculture or wildlife;  health must comply with the sanitary, phytosanitary, animal health and other measures contained in the corresponding NOM or specified in the modules for consultation of the requirements

Principal laws and decisions composing Mexico's legal framework for sanitary and phytosanitary measures: Decision determining the classification and coding of goods whose import is subject to regulation by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources .