. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/63
3 July 2003
(03-3570)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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 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:   General
Directorate of Standard s/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):  Toys - Replica firearms
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-161-SCFI-2003, Us er Safety. Toys. Replica Firearms. Safety
Specifications and Test Methods  (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety
specifications for toy replicas of firearms, the test methods to be used for inspection
purposes and the commercial information that must be included on the product label and/orin the product marking. This draft Standard applies to toy replicas of firearms with the
appearance, form and shape thereof which are marketed within the territory of the United
Mexican States.
The following products are exempted from the application of this Mexican Official
Standard:
(a) Antiques which appear genuine or are scale models;
(b)   traditional pistols which fire ammunition or pistols which fire projectiles using
compressed air or gas;
(c)   sport pistols or pistols which may be authorized for sportsmen and which shall be
issued only through specialized stores authorized for such purposes and shall be
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6. Description of content:  (cont'd)
(d) Decorative, ornamental and miniature toys (including desktop models and those
for use on bracelets, chains, necklaces, etc.), provided that the barrel is visibly
covered and there is no mechanical firing mechanism and, in the case ofrevolvers, provided that the cylinder is hollow or empty and that this is clearly
visible;
(e) Water pistols with a clearly visible stor age tank and those the design of which is
not that of a standard weapon and which ca n be distinguished at a glance as toys.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish the minimum safety specifications, test methods and labelling requirements for toy
replicas of firearms in order to protect human safety.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 26 June 2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not applicable.
10. Final date for comments:   26 August 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue);
E-mail: cidgn@economia.gob.mx.