WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.292
21 June 1999
(99-2507)
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 [  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):   Valves
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-134-SCFI-1998, Valves for Inner Tubes and Valves for
Rims Used for Tubeless Tyres – Safety Specifications and Test Methods (15 pages,Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety
specifications and test methods for valves used in inner tubes of pneumatic tyres and valves
for rims used for tubeless tyres marketed in th e territory of the United Mexican States so as
to ensure that they do not constitute a risk to personal safety or property.
This draft Standard applies to valves of inner tubes for pneumatic tyres as well as to
valves of rims for tubeless tyres used on motor-cars, lorries, vans, tractors, motorcycles,bicycles, trailers and semi-trailers and marketed in the territory of the United Mexican
States.
This Standard does not apply to valves of inner tubes for pneumatic tyres and
valves of rims for tubeless tyres used on aircraft, competition vehicles, recreational vehicles
and other vehicles not covered by paragraph 1.2.1 of this draft Standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal), 7 May 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   6 July 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           