WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/514
30 October 2000
(00-4530)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Communication and Transport
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Aircraft
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Official
Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-003-SCT3-2000 Regulating the Compulsory use Within
Mexican Airspace of the Aircraft Transponder Equipment, and Specifications for its
Installation, Certification and Operating Procedures.  (9 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Mexican Official Standard shall stipulate the compulsory use
of aircraft transponder equipment in Mexican ai rspace and to lay down the specifications for
its installation, certification and operating procedures, and shall apply to all licensees,
applicants for licences and aircraft operators using or intending to use Mexican airspace,pursuant to the Law on Civil Aviation.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial (Official Journal) de la Federación, 4 October 2000.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   2 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X  ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
WEB :  http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards Catalogue)