WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.355
23 July 1998
(98-2924)
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 Transport and Communications
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):  Dangerous and harmful
goods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-027-SCT4-1995.  Requirements to be Met by Dangerous Goods for
Transport in Vessels (7 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Establishes the requirements to be met, for transport in vessels, by
goods classified as dangerous and harmful, in accordance with Mexican Official Standards,
Chapter VII of the 1974  SOLAS Convention, rule 1 of Annex III to the 73/78 MARPOL
Convention and the provisions of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
(IMDG – Code) up to and including amendment 27-94 which entered into force on
1 July 1995.
Applies to all dangerous and harmful goods  for transport in specialized and cargo
vessels – whether in bulk or in some form of container or packaging – in territorial waters,
whether or not bound for Mexican ports.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la  Federación (Official Journal) of 17 June 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  15 September 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: