. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/94 
6 April 2004 
 (04-1559) 
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, 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 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):   Vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-131-SCFI-2003.  "Determination, assignment and affixation of the vehicle identification number.  Specifi cations (amending Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-131-SCFI-1998, published on 6 July 1998)" (8 pages in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the 
specifications for the determination, assignmen t and affixation of vehicle identification 
numbers for the vehicles described in sections 2.10, 2.10.1, 2.10.2, 2. 10.3, 2.10.4, 2.10.5, 
2.10.6, 2.10.7, 2.10.8, 2.10.9, 2.10.10 and 2.10. 11;  upon final publicati on, it will be binding 
on domestic manufacturers and assemblers of vehicles intended for the domestic market. 
 As regards imported vehicles intended for the domestic market, the importers shall 
be responsible for fulfilment of the obligati ons set out in this draft Mexican Official 
Standard. 
 This draft shall not be applicable to vehicles considered as toys or other vehicles 
determined by the Ministry in accordance with its powers.  
 This draft Mexican Official Standard par tially conforms to international standards 
ISO-3779, ISO-3780-1983 and ISO-4030-1983. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 The purpose of this draft is to establish an identifying number for domestically 
manufactured and imported vehicles, so as to improve control of such vehicles and to 
provide security in commercial transactions with in the national territory, prevent misleading 
practices and thereby protect consumers. G/TBT/N/MEX/94 
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8. Relevant documents:   Official Journal (Diario Oficial de la Federación) of 1 April 2003. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not applicable 
10. Final date for comments:   31 May 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Web site:  www.economia.gob.my/?P=85  (Standards Catalogue) 
E-mail:   cidgn@economia.gob.mx General Directorate of Standards: Tel.:  (52+55) 5729 9300 Ext. 4156 
Fax:  (55 20 9715