WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/5
18 September 2001
(01-4421)
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 the Economy
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
DGN/SE
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):   Tyre Rims
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official  Standard PROY-NOM-150-SCFI-2001. Independent Transport – Tyre Rims for
Cars and Light Trucks – Safety Specifications and Testing Methods (14 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Draft Mexican Official Standard establishes safety
specifications for tyre rims used in the assembly of cars and light trucks, with codes 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, as well as the testing methods applicable for
checking compliance with those specifications. It  is applicable to tyre rims sold within
Mexico.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Official Journal (Diario Oficial de la Federación) 28 August 2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   27 October 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:
WEB Site: http://www.economia.gob.mx/normas ( Standards Catalogue)