WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.207
5 May 1999
(99-1828)
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 the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries Agency
or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated ifdifferent from above:  Enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):  New automobiles and lorries
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notice of Extension of
the Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM-EM-128-ECOL-1998, Establishing the
Maximum Permissible Limits for the Emis sion of Unburned Hydrocarbons, Carbon
Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxide and Suspended Particles, from the Exhaust Pipes of New
Automobiles and Lorries at the Factory Level, as well as Evaporative Hydrocarbons from
Fuel Systems Using Gasoline, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Natural Gas and Diesel Fuel forthe same, with Gross Tonnage Not Exceeding 3,856kg.  (1 page, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  In view of the fact that the reasons for issuing the said Emergency
Mexican Official Standard on 21 September 1998 (G/TBT/Notif.98.486) are still valid, it
was deemed appropriate to extend it for a period of six months more.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 25 March 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:} 23 March 1999 (for a period of six months)
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           