. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/93 
13 February 2004  
 
(04-0585) 
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 Communications and Transport (SCT) 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Car tyres 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Draft Amendment to 
Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-086-SCFI -2002,  Rubber Industry.  Car Tyres.  
Safety Specifications and Test Methods  (Amending Mexican Official Standard NOM-086-
SCFI/SCT-1995, published on 2 Septembe r 1996)  (12 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   After five years in force, Mexican Official Standard NOM-086-
SCFI/SCT-1995 was subject to a five-year revi ew, pursuant to Article 51 of the Federal 
Law on Metrology and Standardi zation and Article 40 of the Regulations thereof. As a 
result of the review, the provisions of this Standard were updated a nd amended to establish 
the safety specifications and test methods for new car tyres of domestic or foreign 
manufacture which are marketed in the United Mexican States. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Establish the safety specifications, test met hods, commercial information and conformity 
assessment for new car tyres of domestic or foreign manufacture which are marketed in 
Mexico in order to control their qua lity and ensure consumer protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 2 February  2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } Not applicable 
10. Final date for comments:   2 April 2004 G/TBT/N/MEX/93 
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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) 
Email:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx  
General Directorate of Standards:  
Tel.:  (52+55) 5729-9300, Ext.  4156 
Fax:  (52+55) 5520-9715 
 