G/TBT/N/MEX/479  
19 October  2020 
(20-7202) 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 Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardi ng the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc, Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
César Osvaldo Orozco Arce - cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano - tania.fosado@economia.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) : Equipment 
for petroleum and natural gas industries ( ICS 75 .180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-234-SCFI-2019, Gas natural vehicular . Requisitos 
mínimos de seguridad en instalaciones vehiculares (cancelará a la NOM -011-SECRE -
2000)  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-234-SCFI-2019, Vehicle natural gas . 
Minimum safety requirements for vehicle systems (cancelling NOM -011-SECRE -2000)) 
(35 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  The publication of draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-
234-SCFI-2019, "Vehicle natural gas . Minimum safety requirements for vehicle systems" 
(cancelling NOM -011-SECRE -2000) is notified.  
The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the minimum safety requirements to 
be met by installations of natural gas systems for use in vehicles . It also establishes the 
relevant conformity assessment procedure.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive  practices and consume r protection ; Protection of 
human health and safety ; Protection of the environment  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -010-ASEA -2016, Gas Natural Comprimido (GNC) . Requisitos 
mínimos de seguridad para Terminales de Carga y Terminales de De scarga de Módulos 
de almacenamiento transportables y Estaciones de Suministro de vehículos automotores  
(published in the Official Journal on 2 3 August 2 017) 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
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  
Dirección General de Normas  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc, Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
César Osvaldo Orozco Arce - cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano - tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5602412&fecha=13/10/2020  
https://membe rs.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/MEX/20_6229_00_s.pdf