WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.157
31March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1288)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry oftheEnvironment, Natural Resources andFisheries
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above: Enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Paints andcoatings
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-123-ECOL-1997, Establishing theMaximum Permissible
Content ofVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) intheManufacture ofAir-Drying
Solvent-Based Paints forDomestic UseandtheProcedures forDetermining theVOC
Content ofPaints andCoatings (6pages, Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisStandard establishes themaximum permissible content of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) inthemanufacture ofair-drying solvent-based paints
fordomestic useandtheprocedures fordetermining theVOC content inpaint and
coatings. Compliance with theStandard iscompulsory forpaint andcoatings
manufacturers andimporters.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Human health andenvironmental protection
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of
17February 1998
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 18May1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: