RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.182
13June1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1577)
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: Department ofHealth
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): Asbestos
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard
NOM-125-SSA1-1994, Establishing theSanitary Requirements fortheProcessing and
UseofAsbestos (7pages).
6. Description ofcontent: TheStandard laysdown thesanitary requirements tobemetby
industrial firms engaged inprocessing asbestos, inorder toprotect workers
occupationally exposed toasbestos fibres, aswellasthepopulation ofthesurrounding
areas.
7. Objective andrationale: Health protection
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of
27March 1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Dayfollowing finalpublication inthe
Official Journal
10. Final dateforcomments: 28June1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: