WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.486
12 October 1998
(98-3927)
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 the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries          
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):  New automobiles and lorries  
        
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Emergency Mexican
Official Standard NOM-EM-128-ECOL-1998, Establishing the Maximum Permissible
Limits for the Emission of Unburned Hydrocar bons, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxide and
Suspended Particles, from the Exhaust Pipes of New Automobiles and Lorries at theFactory Level, as well as Evaporative Hydrocarbons from Fuel Systems using Gasoline,
Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Natural Gas and Diesel Fuel for the same, with gross tonnage not
exceeding 3,856 kg.  (5 pages, in Spanish)          
6. Description of content:  This Emergency Mexican Official Standard establishes the
permissible maximum levels for the emissi on of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide,
nitrogen oxides and suspended particles from the exhaust pipes of new automobiles and
lorries at the factory level, as well as evaporative hydrocarbons from fuel systems usinggasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, natural ga s and diesel fuel for the same, with gross
tonnage not exceeding 3,856 kg.  Compliance with the Standard is compulsory for
manufacturers and importers.          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of
21 September 1998.          
9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 September 1998 (for a period of six months)
Proposed date of entry into force:  22 September 1998      
    
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           