WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.148
29May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2007)
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 ofLabour andSocial Security
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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): Gloves
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-118-STPS-1995. Rubber Gloves forElectrical Use
6. Description ofcontent: ThisMexican Official Standard establishes theminimum safety
andquality requirements andthetesting methods forrubber gloves used toprotect
workers against electric currents.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial (Official Journal) of26April 1996
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Dayfollowing finalpublication inDiario Oficial
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 26July1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: