. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/105
3 March 2000
(00-0823)
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 Trade and Industrial Development
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different 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 (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Electrical equipment and
products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-003-SCFI-1999, El ectrical Products – Safety Specifications
(6 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety
specifications for electrical equipment and products using both the public electricity supply
and other sources of electricity, such as batteries, accumulators or self-generation, with a
view to avoiding and eliminating physical risks to users and to their property.
The safety specifications referred to in this draft Standard apply to electrical
equipment and products using both the public electricity grid and other sources of electricity
such as batteries, accumulators or self-generation, designed to operate at an altitude of up to
3,000 metres and whose range is indicated in each section of Chapter 7 of the specifications.
The electrical equipment and products covered by this draft Standard must meet the
Mexican safety standard indicated in each section provided there is no specific safety
standard for the product in question.  However, where there is a specific product standard, itmust be used instead.  As long as there is no particular official Mexican safety standard for
professional, scientific and industrial electrical equipment, such equipment shall comply,
where applicable, with the requirements, limits and test methods described in Mexican
Standard NMX-J-521/1-ANCE (see 3 references).
Exceptions:
This draft Mexican Official Standard does not apply to :
- Electrical products and/or their associated components which are subject to
a specific Mexican official safety standard;
- appliances for use in vehicles, boats or aircraft;G/TBT/Notif.00/105
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6. Description of content: (cont'd)
- appliances and equipment designed for use in locations where special
conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive
atmosphere (dust, vapour, or gas);
- appliances and equipment using rated voltages different from those
indicated in the range for each section of Chapter 7 of this draft Mexican
Official Standard:
- electric motors.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of
8 February 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   8 April 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: