. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/89 
23 December 2003 
 (03-6722) 
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 the Economy (SCFI) 
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:   National Enquiry 
Point (Enquiry Point of the General Directorate of Standards/Ministry of the Economy) 
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):   Liquid-in-glass general 
purpose thermometers 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-011-SCFI-2003.  Measuring instruments. Liquid-in-glass 
general purpose thermometers (13 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard lays down the specifications 
and test methods for liquid-in-glass solid-ste m thermometers for general industrial and 
laboratory use, with a measuring range of -35oC to 550oC. 
 This draft Mexican Official Standard  does not cover domestic, permacolour or 
maxima-minima thermometers.  It conforms in  part to internationa l standard ISO 1770-1981 
"Solid-stem general purpose thermometers". 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 To establish the specifications and test  methods for liquid-in-glass solid-stem 
thermometers for general industrial and laborat ory use marketed in Mexico, in order to 
control the quality and metrological characteris tics thereof and ensure consumer protection 
through accuracy of measurement. 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 
17 December 2003. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not applicable 
10. Final date for comments:   15 February 2004 G/TBT/N/MEX/89 
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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:   
Website:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85
 (Standards catalogue) 
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx  
General Directorate of Standards:   
Tel.:  (52+55) 5729-9300 Ext. 4156.  Fax:  5520 9715 
 