New Regulation Published

The Secretary of Economy has published on October 23, 2017, the regulation NMX-J-521-2-95-ANCE-2017. This Mexican Standard specifies the safety characteristics of electric motorisations for residential garage doors that open and close vertically. The regulation applies to devices with a motor voltage not higher than 250 V for single-phase devices and 480 V for other devices. It also addresses the two common risks associated with the movement of these electrically operated garage doors for individuals present in the home environment.

International Equivalent

The international equivalent of this regulation is the IEC 60335-2-95, Household and similar electrical appliances-Safety-Part 2-95: Particular requirements for drives for vertically moving garage doors for residential use, ed3.1 (2015-01), with modifications to subsections 19, 22, 23, 24, 24.1.3, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, and the appendix.

Effective Date

This regulation will take effect on April 20, 2018.