. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/36
16 October 2002
(02-5618)
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 Environment and Natural Resources
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 Standard s/Ministry of the Economy (DGN/SE) Enquiry 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):  Marine mammals
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notice of Extension
of Mexican Official Emergency Sta ndard NOM-EM-136-ECOL-2002, Environmental
Protection – Specifications for the Preservation of Marine Mammals in Captivity, Published
on 1 April 2002  (28 pages).
6. Description of content:   The Official Mexican Standard (NOM) in question was issued to
establish specifications to guarantee the welfare of marine mammals in captivity andregulate all activities relating to these specie s with regard to the dignified and respectful
treatment of wildlife. This Standard is generally applicable throughout the national territory
and binding on all physical and legal persons who lawfully own or possess marine
mammals in captivity.
Given that the circumstances which led to the publication of this Emergency
Mexican Official Standard continue to exist, the Mexican government has decided, pursuantto Article 48 of the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization, to extend its period of
validity for a further six months.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Protection of marine mammals in captivity and natural resources.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 1 April and
30 September 2002 (available in Spanish).G/TBT/N/MEX/36
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Extended for a period of six months as of2 October 2002.
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable.
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).