G/TBT/N/MEX/467  
16 June 2020 
(20-4246) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes  (Ministry of 
Communications and Transport)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Calzada de Las Bombas 411, 2do . Piso, Colonia Los Girasoles, Código Postal 04920, 
Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: (+52) 5011 -9220 
Email: jmercdía@sct.gob.mx  
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) : Rear 
bumpers for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of over 4,536 kg  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-014-SCT2-2019, Especificaciones técnicas y métodos 
de prueba de defensas traseras para vehículos con peso bruto vehicular de diseño superior 
a 4 536 kg  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-014-SCT2-2019, Technical 
specifications and test methods for rear bumpers for  vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
rating of over 4,536  kg) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
dimensional and structural strength specifications for rear bumpers for traditiona l buses 
and single -unit trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of over 4,536 kg.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified text establishes the dimensional and structural strength 
specifications for rear bumpers for traditional buses and single -unit trucks with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of over 4,536 kg ; Protection of human health or safety.  G/TBT/N/MEX/467  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Mexican Standard NMX -D-225-IMNC -2017, Autotransporte de carga -Películas 
reflejantes -Especificaciones y métodos de prueba , notice of entry into force 
published in the Official Journal on 2 0 September 2 017; 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -035-SCT2-2010, Remolques y semirremolques . 
Especificaciones de seguridad y métodos de prueba ; 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -020-SCT2/1995, Requerimientos generales para el 
diseño y construcción de autotanques destinados al transporte de materiales y 
residuos peligrosos, especificaciones SCT 306 , SCT 307  y SCT 312 ; 
• Mexican Officia l Standard NOM -068-SCT-2-2014, Transporte terrestre -Servicio de 
autotransporte federal de pasaje, turismo, carga y transporte privado -Condiciones 
físico-mecánica y de seguridad para la operación en caminos y puentes de 
jurisdicción federal . 
9. Proposed da te of adoption : 180 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 calendar days after publication in the Official 
Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 9 August 2 020 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca núme ro 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa  
Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc, Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: (+52) 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
César Osvaldo Orozco Arce: cesar.oroz co@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano: tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
José César Ramos: jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5594777&fecha=10/06/2020  
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