WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.741
9December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5396)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEnvironment, Natural Resources andFisheries
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent 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 (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Septic tanks
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-006-CNA-1997, Prefabricated Septic Tanks, Specifications and
Testing Methods (15pages, Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisStandard establishes thespecifications andtesting methods
forprefabricated septic tanks forthepreliminary treatment ofdomestic waste waters in
order toensure their reliability andhelp toconserve water resources andthe
environment.
Itapplies toprefabricated septic tanks manufactured inMexico orabroad and
soldinMexico.
Itonlyregulates thefirststage inthetreatment system, i.e.theseptic tank.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer health
8. Relevant documents: Official Journal (Diario Oficial delaFederación) of
24October 1997
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 24December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: