WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.357
23 July 1998
(98-2926)
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 Transport and Communications
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above: Contact 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):  Dangerous goods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-033-SCT4-1996.  Guidelines for the Admission of Dangerous Goods into
Port Installations (5 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Establishes transport guidelines for allowing goods to enter port
installations, by sea or by land, in accordance with Mexican official standards and thenational and international regulations applicable.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la  Federación (Official Journal) of 30 June 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  29 September 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: