Mexico New Standard NOM-001-SCFI-2018

On 17th of September 2019 the new Standard NOM-001-SCFI-2018 was published in the Official Gazette. The new standard regulates Electronic Devices-Security requirements and test methods and replaces NOM-001-SCFI-1993 and will enter in force on 15th of June 2020

This NOM establishes the safety characteristics and requirements that electronic equipment must meet. When their installation, conservation and use, correspond to the purpose for which they are intended, according to the following principles:

Protection against electric shock

Protection against mechanical hazards

Protection against optical radiation

Fire protection

Protection against thermal effects, and Protection against biological and chemical effects

This Official Mexican Standard applies to electronic equipment and its accessories that use the electric power of the public service for its supply, with single-phase supply voltages up to 277 V AC at 60 Hz and / or three-phase voltages up to 480 V AC, between lines at 60 Hz; as well as other sources of energy, such as batteries, accumulators, auto generation and alternative power sources.