WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.206
5 May 1999
(99-1826)
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 the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries
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 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):  Chlorofluorocarbon
compounds
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notice of Extension of
the Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM-EM-125-ECOL-1998, Establishing the
Environmental Protection Specifications and the Ban on the Use of Chlorofluorocarbon
Compounds for the Manufacture and Import of Household Refrigerators, Refrigerator-
Freezers and Freezers;  Water Coolers, Water Cooler-Heaters and Cooler-Heaters for
Drinking Water with or without a Refrigerating Compartment, Refrigerators forCommercial Use and Household Air-Conditioners.  (1 page, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  In view of the fact that the reasons for issuing the said Emergency
Mexican Official Standard on 21 September 1998 (G/TBT/Notif.98.485) are still valid, it
was deemed appropriate to extend it for a period of six months more.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) 25 March 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:} 23 March 1999 (for a period of six months)
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           