WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.329
9 July 1999
(99-2852)
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 Communication 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 [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):  Land transport
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-068-SCT-2-1999, Land Transport – Passenger, Tourist and
Freight Road Transportation Services – Physico-Mechanical and Safety Specifications for
Highway Operation (31 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the physico-
mechanical specifications for limiting the movement of vehicles offering passenger, touristand freight road transport services on highways and bridges under federal jurisdiction
within Mexico, together with the inspection and verification procedures for determining
these limitations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 11 June 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  10 August 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           