. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/45
4 February 2003
(03-0713)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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 Energy
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:    General
Directorate of Standards/Ministry of Energy (DGN/SE) 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):   Packages and packings
for the transportation of radioactive material
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-037-NUCL-2001, "Specifications for the Design of
Packages and Packings for the Transportation of Radioactive Material" (8 pages, inSpanish)
6. Description of content:   This Draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the
design specifications for packages and packings used to transport radioactive material, so as
to provide containment against radiation and radioactive contamination of workers and
means of transport, maintain subcriticality in re spect of fissile material and ensure that their
outer surface is not exposed to high temperatures.
This Standard is applicable to the design and maintenance of all packages and
packings used for the transportation of radioactive material in Mexican territory.
This Mexican Official Standard partially conforms to the recommendations of the
International Atomic Energy Agency set forth in Safety Standards Series ST-1,
"Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of this draft Mexican Official Standard is to protect the safety of
persons, as well as the environment as a whole and communication routes in general.
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Official de la Federación (Official Journal),
30 December 2002G/TBT/N/MEX/45
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }60 days after publication as a final MexicanOfficial Standard in the Official Journal
10. Final date for comments:   28 February 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
WEB:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Catalogue of standards)
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx