WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.14
29 January 1999
(99-0365)
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 Trade and Industrial Development
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated if different from above:  Contact 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):  Infant walkers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-133/1-SCFI-1998, In fant Products - Operation of Walkers for Infant Safety
- Specifications and Test Methods:  (6 pages, available in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  A purpose of this Mexi can Official Standard will be to establish the
safety specifications and test methods for walkers intended for normal infant use, for
marketing in the national territory.  It will apply to the products described as baby/infant
walkers marketed in the territory of the United Mexican States.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Official Journal of the Federation of 17 December 1998.  This draft
Mexican Official Standard basically coincides with the ASTM F977-89 Standard,Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Walkers, but differs with respect to
point 7.2.2 concerning the reclining position of the occupant and 7.4 concerning the
retention of the occupant.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  15 February 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: