ICC-ES PMG Now Accredited to Certify Products for the Mexican Market
Manufacturers can now obtain product certification to Official Mexican Standards (NOMs)
BREA, CALIF.— ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) the experts in plumbing product evaluation and certification is now accredited by entidad mexicana de acreditación (ema), to certify plumbing products to the Official Mexican Standards (NOMs). This accreditation, coupled with our American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Standards Council Canada (SCC) accreditations, which ICC-ES has had for years, allows ICC-ES to certify products for the entire North American market.
Manufacturers that choose ICC-ES PMG to certify their products for Mexico will be authorized to mark their products with the official NOM emblem. Clients will also receive the new mxPMG mark with the Mexican identifier “mx” at the 8 o’clock position, confirming a product has been certified to meet Mexican requirements.
“ICC-ES is pleased to receive ema Accreditation for our PMG Listing Program,” said ICC-ES President Shahin Moinian, P.E. “This significant achievement allows us to better serve manufacturers interested in product certification in the entire North American market.”
Some of the products ICC-ES PMG can now certify to Mexican requirements are: Flushometer Valves (NOM-005-CONAGUA-1996), Shower Heads (NOM-008-CONAGUA-1998), Water Closets (NOM-009-CONAGUA-2001), Fill and Flush Valves (NOM-010-CONAGUA-2000).
If you wish to apply for your product to be certified to meet U.S. and Mexico requirements, please call us at 888-422-7233, extension 3772 or email espmg@icc-es.org.
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