WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/273
22 June 2000
(00-2524)
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 Communications and Transport
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Contact 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):   Aircraft
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notice to extend the
applicability of the Emergency Official  Mexican Standard NOM-EM-052-SCT/3-1999
Establishing within Mexico the Requirements for Implementing the Maximum PermissibleNoise Emission Levels for Subsonic Jet, Propeller and Supersonic Airplanes, Helicopters,
Auxiliary Power Units and Systems Associated with the Aircraft During Operations on the
Ground (1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   In view of the continued existence of the causes that led to the
issuing of the above-mentioned Emer gency Official Mexican Standard of
26 November 1999 (Standard notified to the WTO on 3 December of that year), it has been
considered advisable to extend its applicability for a further period of six months. ThisEmergency Official Mexican Standard establishes the requirements for implementing the
maximum permissible noise emission levels for subsonic jet, propeller and supersonic
airplanes, helicopters, auxiliary power units and systems associated with the aircraft during
operations on the ground within Mexico, and is intended for persons responsible for such
operations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection and human health.
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 26 May 2000.
(Valid for a further six months).
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }28 May 2000
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:
WEB:  http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn.1.html (Catalogue of Standards).