WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/2
14 March 2001
(01-1234)
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 Communications and Transport
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:   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):   Freight, transport and
tourist vehicles.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-033-SCT-2-2000, Land Transport – Maximum Speed
Limits for Freight, Passenger and Tourist Vehicles on Roads and Bridges under FederalJurisdiction.  (6 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Mexican Official Standard establishes maximum speed limits
for federal road transport and private freight, passenger and tourist transport vehicles on the
roads and bridges under federal jurisdiction in Mexico, and includes speed measurement
and control mechanisms.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of
16 February 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   16 April 2001
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:  http://www.economia.gob.mx/normas (Standards Catalogue)