RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/W/49
4July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2794)
Original: Spanish Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
COMMUNICATION FROM MEXICO
Thefollowing communication, dated 11Junehasbeenreceived fromthedelegation ofMexico
withtherequest thatitbecirculated toMembers oftheCommittee.
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Thisistoinform youthattheMinistry ofTrade andIndustrial Development ofMexico, through
theGeneral Directorate ofStandards, haspublished the1997 National Standardization Programme
intheOfficial Journal oftheFederation of14April 1997.
TheProgramme liststhetitlesoftheMexican official standards ("technical regulations") and
Mexican standards ("voluntary standards") which theGovernment ofMexico plans toelaborate during
thecurrent year, specifying theareas andsectors towhich theywillbeapplicable.
Allthedraftstandards prepared onthebasisoftheProgramme willbepublished induecourse
and,asappropriate, notified totheCommittee.
Thisinformation isprovided forpurposes oftransparency, without prejudging thetradeeffects
thatthefuture standards mayhaveonother parties.