. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/97 
14 July 2004 
 (04-3036) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 Economy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   G e n e r a l  
Directorate of Standards/Ministry of the Economy (DGN/SE) Enquiry Point. 
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):  Bullet-proof vests 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-166-SCFI-2003. "User Safety - Bullet-Proof Vests - Safety Requirements and Test Methods"  (22 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the minimum 
safety requirements for bullet-proof vests with re gard to ballistic resistance, the test methods 
for checking compliance with these specifications , and the labelling requirements for such 
vests. This draft Standard applies to both  domestically manufactured and imported bullet-
proof vests marketed in the United Mexican States. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:
 Reduce the potential risk to the life of u sers of bullet-proof vests by establishing 
safety requirements. 
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 12 July 2004. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not applicable   
10. Final date for comments:   9 September 2004 G/TBT/N/MEX/97 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body: 
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85
 (Standards catalogue) 
E-mail: ci dgn@economia.gob.mx  
General Directorate of Standards: 
Tel.:  (52-55) 5729-9300, Ext. 4156 
Fax:   (52-55) 5520-9715 
  