   
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/103 
6 December 2004 
 (04-5325) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:   Spanish  
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:  MEXICO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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:   G e n e r a l  
Directorate of Standards/Ministry  of the Economy 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Measuring instruments - 
systems for measuring and dispensi ng petrol and other liquid fuels  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Emergency Mexican 
Official Standard NOM-EM-011-SCFI-2004: Measuring Instruments - Systems for 
Measuring and Dispensing Petrol and Other Liquid Fuels. Specifications and Test and 
Verification Methods  (19 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Emergency Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
specifications and test and verification met hods applicable to the various systems for 
measuring and dispensing petrol and other liquid fuels marketed in the United Mexican States. 
 This Standard cancels Mexican Official Standard NOM-005-SCFI-1994, published 
in the Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 30 March 1998. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 This Regulation was issued following the detection of a high incidence of illegal 
tampering with the measuring systems and volum etric devices used to charge for dispensed 
petrol and other liquid fuel, given the need for official bodies to guarantee that such measuring 
instruments are sufficiently accurate and reliable in order to protect both consumers and 
service providers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 
26 November 2004 (in Spanish). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Day following publication in the Official 
Journal (27 November 2004) G/TBT/N/MEX/103 
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10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:    
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85  (Standards catalogue) 
E-mail: ci dgn@economia.gob.mx  
General Directorate of Standards: 
Tel.:  (52-55) 5729-9300, Ext. 4156 
Fax:   (52-55) 5520-9715 
 