 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/98 
21 July 2004 
 
 (04-3147) 
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 Communications and Transport (SCT) 
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 (DGN/SE) Enquiry Point. 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):  Land transport of 
hazardous materials and waste 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Draft Procedures for 
Assessment of Conformity with Mexican O fficial Standards on the Land Transport of 
Hazardous Materials and Waste Falling Within the Competence of the Ministry of Communications and Transport  (12 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   These draft conformity assessment procedures will be binding on 
shippers, carriers and consignees of hazardous mate rials, within their areas of responsibility, 
with regard to the handling and transport of  hazardous substances, materials and waste on 
land communication routes, as well as on verification units and/or testing laboratories. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Establish the minimum guidelines for verify ing compliance with Mexican Official 
Standards on the transport of hazardous materials and waste. 
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 15 July 2004. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not applicable   
10. Final date for comments:   12 September 2004 G/TBT/N/MEX/98 
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 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 
 