Mexico issues the Regulations of the Quality Infrastructure Law

The Official Gazette of the Federation published this Friday, September 4, 2026, in its morning edition number 241/2026 (page 5), the Decree issuing the Regulations of the Quality Infrastructure Law, signed by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on August 28, 2026, at the residence of the Federal Executive Power. The regulation enters into force on the business day following its publication and is of general observance throughout the national territory.

The decree, also signed by the heads of the main State secretariats, develops within the administrative sphere the Quality Infrastructure Law, which regulates normalization, standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment. With its entry into force, the Regulations of the Federal Law on Metrology and Normalization, published on January 14, 1999, and all opposing provisions, are repealed.

Structure and authorities

The regulation is organized into four books: the first regulates the National Quality Infrastructure System; the second, the quality and innovation system and standardization activities; the third, metrology; and the fourth, final provisions, including the operation of PLATIICA (Integral Technological Platform for Quality Infrastructure). Application corresponds to the Ministry of Economy, the Normalizing Authorities, and the competent authorities.

• The Ministry of Economy administers PLATIICA and coordinates the system.
• The National Metrology Center leads and coordinates the Metrology System.
• The National Quality Award is established as an incentive for continuous improvement.

Rules for industry and organizations

The text establishes definitions and procedures for Model or Prototype Approval, Calibration, Certification, and Market Surveillance, as well as the requirements for the accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies and Accreditation Entities. It also regulates the creation of Official Mexican Standards and Standards, which must be based on applicable international standards and indicate their degree of concordance.

• Official Mexican Standards are subject to systematic review at least every five years.
• Standards cannot begin their application before 180 calendar days from their publication.
• Procedures for the suspension, cancellation, and revocation of accreditations are provided, with deadlines for hearings and defense.

Transitory provisions

The decree provides adjustment periods for the industry and the agencies. The internal regulations of the Commission and the administrative provisions must be issued within a maximum period of twelve months; the Entities Authorized to Standardize and the National Standardization Bodies have 36 months to issue the Standards that will replace the current Mexican Standards; and previous authorizations, accreditations, and approvals have three years to be renewed, under penalty of cancellation. Expenditures will be covered by the approved budgets, without liquid extensions.

The publication of this regulation represents a fundamental change for the Mexican industry and for certification bodies, which must adapt their processes to a single framework that harmonizes standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment with international best practices. For readers, it implies greater legal certainty regarding the quality of the goods, products, and services offered in the national market.

Source: Official Gazette of the Federation, morning edition no. 241/2026, Friday, September 4, 2026, p. 5 (official reference: Decree issuing the Regulations of the Quality Infrastructure Law).