WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.63
26February 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0815)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEnergy
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Three-phase ACmotors
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-016-ENER-1997. Energy Efficiency ofThree-Phase Squirrel Cage
Induction ACMotors, forgeneral use,with aRated Output of0.746 to149.2kW.
Limits, TestMethods andMarking, 18pages (Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: This Mexican Official Standard isintended toestablish the
minimum efficiency ratings, thetestmethod forevaluation, andspecifications for
marking therated efficiency ontheplates ofmotors marketed inMexico. ThisStandard
applies tothree-phase squirrel cageinduction ACmotors, forgeneral use,witharated
output of0.746 kWto149.2 kW,openandclosed.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial (Official Journal), 7February 1997
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedecided
10. Final dateforcomments: 7May1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: