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CONTENTS
16.1 Mexican Standards
16.1.1 NOM 272
16.1.2 ANCE 272
16.1.3 COTNNIE 272
16.1.4 Supply Voltage and Plug Configuration 273
16.2 Venezuelan Standards
16.2.1 COVENIN 273
16.3 Brazilian Standards
16.3.1 ABNT 274
16.4 Colombian Standards
16.4.1 ICONTEC 274
16. LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICA
16.1 Mexican Standards
16.1.1 NOM
Norma Oficial Mexicana
Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial
Dirección General de Normas
México, D.F.
DOCUMENT NO. TITLE
NOM-001-SEMP Installations Intended for the Administration and Use of Electrical Energy
NOM-J-8 Annealing of Tractable Tin-Plated Copper Wire for Electrical Use
NOM-J-12 Electrical Products — Wire and Cables — Concentric-Lay-Stranded
Copper Cable for Electrical Applications
NOM-J-36 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire for Electrical Applications
NOM-J-93 Determination of the Resistance to Fire Propagation on Electrical
Conductors — Test Method
NOM-J-142 Crosslinked Polyethylene or Ethylene Propylene Rubber Insulated Shielded
Power Cable Rated 5 through 115 kV
NOM-J-177 Determination of Thickness of Shields, Semiconductors, Insulations and
Protective Covers of Electrical Conductors
NOM-J-178 Determination of Tensile Strength and Elongation of Semiconducting
Shields, Insulations and Protective Covers of Electrical Conductors
NOM-J-186 Accelerated Heat Aging of Semiconducting Shields, Insulations and
Protective Covers of Electrical Conductors
NOM-J-212 Conductors, Electrical Resistance and Resistivity Test Method
NOM-J-293 Electric Products — Insulated Electric Conductors — High-Voltage AC and
DC — Test Method
NOM-J-294 Insulation Resistance Test Method
NOM-J-297 Electrical Products — Wires and Cables — Flexible Cords with Copper
Conductors for Electrical and Electronic Applications
NOM-J-300 Control Cables with Thermoplastic or Thermosetting Insulation for 600 V
and 1,000 V AC and Maximum Conductor Temperature of 75°C and 90°C
16.1.2 ANCE
Asociación Nacional de Normalización y Certificación del Sector Eléctrico
16.1.3 COTNNIE
Mexican National Electrical Standards
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16.1.4 Supply Voltage and Plug Configuration
Table 16.1–Mexican supply voltage
FREQUENCY (Hz) VOLTAGE
50 127/220
Table 16.2 –Mexican plug configuration
Jack Plug Description
North American Ungrounded
16.2 Venezuelan Standards
16.2.1 COVENIN
Caracas, Venezuela
Contact: Carmen Diaz Suarez
Tel: 58-2-575-4111
DOCUMENT NO. TITLE
COVENIN #200 Venezuelan National Electrical Standards
(Essentially the same as the U.S. National Electrical Code [NFPA 70])
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16.3 Brazilian Standards
16.3.1 ABNT
Association of Brazilian Technical Standards
(Associação Brazileira De Normas Técnicas)
Niteroi, Brazil
Contact: Fernando Rosa
Tel: 55-21-210-3122
Fax: 55-21-240-8249
DOCUMENT NO. TITLE
NBR 5410 Electrical Installations for Buildings — Low Voltage — Procedure
NBR 11301 Calculation of the Continuous Current Ratings of Cables at 100% load
factor (Based on IEC 287)
16.4 Colombian Standards
16.4.1 ICONTEC
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas
(Colombian Institute for Standardization)
Bogota, Colombia
Tel: 57-1-315-0377
Fax: 57-1-222-1435
DOCUMENT NO. TITLE
NTC 2050 Colombian National Electrical Standards
(Essentially the same as the U.S. National Electrical Code [NFPA 70])
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