. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/458
3 October 2000
(00-4018)
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 Trade and Industrial Development
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):   Infant products - walkers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution issuing
changes to Mexican Official Standard NOM -133/1-SCFI-1999, Infant Products – Operation
of Walkers for Infant Safety – Specifications and Test Methods. (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Since this Standard entered into  force, it has become necessary to
make some changes to its content in order to make it simpler, clearer and better suited to
implementation.  5.2 "Holes" of this St andard is changed to the following:
"5.2 Holes.  All holes, grooves or moulded slots in the surface of any rigid material
which might allow fingers or toes to get caught should have a diameter of less than 5.33 mmor greater than 9.52 mm.  The diameter should be checked with an internal or similar
gauge."
Subsection 5.3 of this Standard is changed to the following:
"5.3  Walkers should be made in such a way as to minimize scratching, cutting or
bruising injuries to the child while in the walker, during normal use.
A space of less than 5.3 mm or greater than 9.52 mm should  be maintained
between the moving elements and any adjacent surface which could lead to injury.  Thisshould be checked using an internal or similar gauge."
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety and consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federacíon 11 September 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }12 September 2000
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicableG/TBT/Notif.00/458
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
http//www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html