WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/35
19 September 2002
(02-4994)
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 and 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:   General
Directorate of Standards/Ministry of Energy (DGN/SE) 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):  Taximeters
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-007-SCFI-2002,  Measuring Instruments: Taximeters
(17 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Mexican Official Standard establishes the specifications,
tolerances and test and verification methods for taximeters and accessories thereof used in
taxi-cabs.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Accuracy of measurement and protection against practices likely to mislead the consumer.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of
6 September 2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   5 November 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue).