WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/513
30 October 2000
(00-4529)
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:   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):   Aircraft
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY–NOM-069-SCT3-2000, Stipulating the Compulsory use of the
Automatic Collision Avoidance System (ACA S) on Fixed-wing Aircraft using Mexican
Airspace, and its Features.  (7 pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Mexican Official Standard shall stipulate the compulsory use
of the Automatic Collision Avoidance System (A CAS) on fixed-wing aircraft being used by
licencees and applicants for licences to operate in Mexican airspace.  It shall also set out the
operating procedures to be followed for this system as well as the specifications for
installing and certifying it.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial (Official Journal) de la Federación, 4 October 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   2 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
WEB:  http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards Catalogue).