G/TBT/N/MEX/518  
3 March  2023 
(23-1459) 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 Marina  (Ministry of the Navy), Agencia Reguladora del Transporte 
Ferroviario  (Rail Transport Regulatory Agency) and Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil  
(Federal Civil Aviation Agency)  
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:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Dangerous 
goods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mex icana PROY -NOM-003-SCT-SEMAR -ARTF-2021, Marcado y etiquetado 
de bultos que contienen mercancías peligrosas. Rotulación (carteles) y marcado de las 
unidades de transporte y contenedores para graneles que transportan mercancías 
peligrosas  (Draft Mexican Offi cial Standard PROY -NOM-003-SCT-SEMAR -ARTF-2021, 
Marking and labelling of packages containing dangerous goods. Placarding and marking 
of transport units and bulk containers used to transport dangerous goods) (41 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Mexican Official Standard specifies the 
characteristics, dimensions, symbols and colours for the marking, labelling and placarding 
to be borne by packages, transport units, intermediate bulk containers and bulk 
containers, tanker trucks and other road and rail transport units in order to identify the 
hazard class to which the dangerous goods being handled and transported belong.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
The notified Mexican Official Standard is equivalent to:  
(a) The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Model 
Regulations), Twenty -second revised edition, Part 5, Chapters 5.1, 5.2,  5.3 and 5.5. 
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  (b) International Maritime Code on Dangerous Goods, Amendment 33 -06; (c) Annex 18 
to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation; and (d) Doc 9284 -AN/905 of 
the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport 
of Dangerous Goods by Air, 1997 -1998.  
9. Proposed date of adoptio n: 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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Subsecretaría de Industria, Comercio y Competitividad  (Under -Secretariat of Industry, 
Trade and Competitiveness)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa,  
Demarcación territorial Cuauhtémoc,  
Ciudad de México, 06140  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 91 00, Ext. 13247 or 13264  
Contact person:  
Isaac Aldana  
isaac.aldana@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Fosado  
tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
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