WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/17
21 January 2000
(00-0262)
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 Health
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):   Equipment for the
treatment of water for household use.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Official
Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-180-SSA1-1998, Environmental Health, Water for Human
use and Consumption.  Household Water Treatment Equipment.  Health Requirements.(12 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Official Mexican Standard will establish the requirements
with which household water treatment equipment must comply.  This Official Mexican
Standard will be binding on natural and legal persons engaged in the handling and
importation of the equipment dealt with by this standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health protection
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of
13 December 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   11 February 2000.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: