WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.743
9December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5397)
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: Ministry ofEnvironment, Natural Resources andFisheries
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above: Contact point
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): Water tanks
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-007-CNA-1997, Safety Requirements fortheConstruction and
Operation ofWater Tanks (6pages, Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: This Standard establishes thesafety requirements forthe
construction andoperation ofwater tanks exceeding 3,000 m3capacity usedindrinking
water, sewage andsanitation systems.
ThisStandard applies toneworusedwater tanks inMexico.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer health
8. Relevant documents: Official Journal (Diario Oficial delaFederación) of
27October 1997.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 27December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: