WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/9
14 January 2002
(02-0173)
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 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:   Contact point:
DGN/SE
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):   Steel metric tape
measures
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment to
Mexican Official Standard NOM-046-SCFI-1999.  Measuring Instruments – Steel MetricTape Measures and Flexometers (4 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Amendments to paragraphs 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4 of NOM-046-
SCFI-1999, as follows:
"8.1  Marking of tape
The following indications at least shall be printed clearly and indelibly on the graduated part
of the tape:
Name or symbol of manufacturer, importer or distributor;
units of measurement in accordance with NOM-008-SCFI (see two references);
units numbered in Arabic numerals;statement "MADE IN MEXICO" for domestically produced steel metric tape
measures and flexometers, or indication of the country of origin in the case of
imported steel metric tape measures and flexometers;
type;
model or prototype approval."G/TBT/N/MEX/9
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6. Description of content:  (cont'd)
"8.2 Marking or labelling of casing
The marking or labelling of flexometer casing and/or winders of long tape measures shall
include at least the following indications:
Maximum length of metric tape;name or symbol of manufacturer, importer or distributor;
model;
statement "MADE IN MEXICO" for domestically produced steel metric tape
measures and flexometers, or indication of the country of origin in the case of
imported steel metric tape measures and flexometers."
"The following indications at least shall appear on the packaging that contains the finished
product:
Name or symbol of manufacturer, importer or distributor;
model."
"8.4  Packing
Packaged metric tape measures and flexometers shall be packed in boxes that permit proper
handling, storage and transportation and afford protection against corrosion.  The followingindications at least shall appear on the boxes:
Name or symbol of manufacturer, importer or distributor;
number of units per box;
model;
domicile of manufacturer, importer or distributor;statement "MADE IN MEXICO" for domestically produced steel metric tape
measures and flexometers, or indication of the country of origin for imported steel
metric tape measures and flexometers."
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) of
15 November 2001G/TBT/N/MEX/9
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }14 January 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable
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:
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/normas (Standards Catalogue)