. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/44
4 February 2003
(03-0714)
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 Economy
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):   Handheld trimmers or
shears
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-153/1-SCFI-2001, Ha ndheld Trimmers or Shears – Technical
Safety Requirements and Testing Methods  (8 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the minimum
safety requirements to be met by handheld trimmers or shears placed on the market in
Mexico as well as the testing methods to be applied for inspection purposes.
The draft text is applicable to handheld trimmers or shears used to cut paper,
cardboard, plastic, cork and the like, and applies both to domestically manufactured
products and to imports marketed on the national territory.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of this draft Mexican Official Standard is to improve the quality of the
products in question, and to define the technical requirements for user safety, labelling
specifications and/or commercial informa tion and the testing methods applicable.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Offical Journal), 30 December 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   28 February 2003G/TBT/N/MEX/44
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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:
WEB:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Catalogue of standards)
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx