WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.738
5December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5351)
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 ofTrade andIndustrial Development
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): Lubricating oils
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-116-SCFI-1997, Automotive Industry -Lubricating Oilsfor
Petrol orDiesel Engines -Commercial Information (4pages, Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisMexican Official Standard istoestablish the
minimum commercial information tobeshown onlabels ofanylubricating oilforpetrol
ordiesel vehicles soldinretail packaging inMexico.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Official Journal of14November 1997
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 14January 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: