Developing National Standards for Mexico

UL Standards & Engagement is proud to be the 11th standards development organization (SDO) authorized to develop national standards for Mexico. UL Standards & Engagement is grateful to Dirección General de Normas (DGN) for its partnership and support.

This authorization allows UL Standards & Engagement to elevate safety within Mexico as work continues with partners across North America to help harmonize standards and promulgate UL standards across the Latin American region. These activities align with our mission of working for a safer world.

This resource page provides news and information regarding our work in Mexico and will be updated regularly. Please contact ULstandardsMexico@ul.org with questions or feedback.

Fast Facts

UL Standards & Engagement is the first organization authorized to develop standards in the three largest North American countries.
UL Standards & Engagement is the first organization based outside Mexico to be permitted to develop Mexican standards.

Establishing Formal Partnership with FECIME to Strengthen Public Safety in Mexico

We signed a collaborative memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FECIME, an association of more than 40 colleges and 4,000 industry affiliates in Mexico, to help improve facilities, equipment, and public safety in the country through standardization.

March 9, 2023

Celebrating 30 Years of Electrotechnical Standards Harmonization in the Americas

We proudly sponsored the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for CANENA in Mexico City, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to driving the harmonization of electrotechnical standards in Canada, Mexico, the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

March 8, 2023

Technical Committee for National Standardization of Fire Safety and Lifesaving Devices Convenes in Mexico to Discuss Harmonization

We recently met with more than 20 members of our Technical Committee for National Standardization of Fire Safety and Lifesaving Devices (CTNNSCIDS) in Mexico City to discuss opportunities for harmonization in standardization.

March 7, 2023

NORMEX MOU Signing with Jose Enoch Castellanos Ferez and Sonya Bird

Partnership With NORMEX Aims to Help Strengthen Mexico's Standardization System

We are pleased to announce the signing of a collaborative memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NORMEX, a Mexican standards development organization (SDO). Read how we're working together to help bolster the safety standards system in Mexico.

February 27, 2023

ULSE and ONNCCE Meet to Strengthen MOU Agreement and Construction Standards in Mexico

On February 24, 2023, UL Standards & Engagement met with the National Standardization and Certification Body of Construction and Building (ONNCCE) to discuss the development of fire safety standards, and to expand the scope of the memorandum of understanding MOU both organizations signed in...

February 27, 2023

ULSE Signs MOU With The Mexican Association of Professionals in Risk Management and Civil Protection AC

UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) and the Mexican Association of Professionals in Risk Management and Civil Protection AC are pleased to announce the signing of a collaborative memorandum of understanding (MOU).

February 21, 2023

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