 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/90 
14 January 2004 
 (04-0097) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 Economy (SE) 
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:   National 
Information Service (General Directorate of Standards/Ministry of the Economy 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):   Matches 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-118-SCFI-2002.  Match Industry.  Matches.  Safety 
Specifications (amending NOM-118-SCFI-1995.  Match Industry.  Matches.  Safety 
Specifications, published on 11 August 1997).  (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the 
safety specifications applicable to domestically manufactured and imported matches sold in Mexico. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 The purpose of this draft Mexican Official Standard is to establish safety 
specifications, test methods and commercial information requirements for domestically 
manufactured and imported matches sold in Mexi co in order to ensure personal safety and 
prevent practices that might mislead consumers or users. 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 
30 December 2003 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not applicable 
10. Final date for comments:   28 February 2004 G/TBT/N/MEX/90 
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 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:  Website 
column: 
Web:  www.economia.gob.mx/? P=85 (Standards Catalogue)
 
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx  
General Directorate of Standards: 
(52+55) 5729 9300  Ext. 4156.  Fax: 5520 9715 
 