G/TBT/N/MEX/34 8 
25 January  2017 
(17-0501) 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 t he Economy)  
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:  
Comité Consultivo Naci onal de Normalización de la Secretaría de Economía , CCONNSE 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization of the Ministry of the Economy)  
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco Núm. 6  
Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco  
Sección Fuentes  
Naucalpan de Juarez  
CP. 53950, Estado d e México  
Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43251 or 43259  
Fax: 55 20 97 15  
Email: jesus.salazar@economia.gob.mx  or rodrigo.beristain@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) : Integral 
and flexible connectors for us e in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-209-SCFI-2016, "Industria del gas -conexión integral y 
conexión flexible que se utilizan en in stalaciones de aprovechamiento de gas LP o gas 
natural - especificaciones y métodos de prueba" (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -
NOM-209-SCFI-2016: Gas industry - Integral connectors and flexible connectors used in 
liquefied petroleum gas or natural ga s installations - Specifications and test methods) 
(cancels Mexican Official Standard NOM -014-SESH -2013) (24 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : This draft Standard sets out definitions, specifications, 
requirements, test methods and conformity assessment procedures for integral and flexible 
connectors in LPG installations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The draft text lays down the specifications, minimum safety requirements and 
test method s for integral connectors, flexible integral connectors, flexible connectors and 
connectors with POL valves used in LPG and natural gas installations . It also indicates the 
information to be displayed on the product and its packaging, and the relevant conf ormity 
assessment procedure.  G/TBT/N/MEX/348  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Características de diseño y condiciones de uso de la contraseña oficial (Design 
characteristics and conditions for use of the official countermark) (cancels Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -106-SCFI-2000, p ublished on 2 November  and 1 1 December 
2000), published in the Official Journal on 2 February 2 001. 
 NMX-W-020-SCFI-2006, Productos de cobre y sus aleaciones - Barras y perfiles de 
latón de fácil maquinado - Especificaciones y métodos de prueba (Mexican Sta ndard 
NMX-W-020-SCFI-2006: Copper and copper alloy products - Free-machining brass 
bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections - Specifications and test methods) (cancels 
Mexican Standard NMX -W-020-1996-SCFI) . Notice of entry into force published in 
the Offici al Journal on 2 3 March 2 006. 
 NMX-W-023-SCFI-2004, Productos de cobre y sus aleaciones - Tubos de cobre sin 
costura para refrigeración - Especificaciones y métodos de prueb a (Mexican 
Standard NMX -W-023-SCFI-2004: Copper and copper alloy products - Seamless 
copper pipes for refrigeration - Specifications and test methods) (cancels Mexican 
Standard NMX -W-023-1996-SCFI) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official 
Journal on 1 3 August 2 004. 
 NMX-X-002-1-SCFI-2015, Productos de cobre y sus aleaciones - Conexiones de latón 
roscadas y con abocinado a 45° - Especificaciones y métodos de prueb a (Mexican 
Standard NMX -X-002-1-SCFI-2015: Copper and copper alloy products - Brass 
threaded connectors with a 45° flare - Specifications and test methods) (cancels 
Mexic an Standard NMX -X-002-1-1996) . Notice of entry into force published in the 
Official Journal on 1 2 April 2 016. 
 NMX-X-029/1 -SCFI-2005, Gas LP - Mangueras con refuerzo de alambre o fibras 
textiles para la conducción de Gas LP y/o Natural - Especificaciones y métodos de 
ensayo - Parte 1 : Para uso en alta y baja presión  (Mexican Standard NMX -X-029/1 -
SCFI-2005: Liquefied petroleum gas - Hoses reinforced with wire or textile fibres for 
the distribution of LPG and/or natural gas - Specifications and test methods - Part 1 : 
For use in high - and low -pressure connections (cancels Mexican Standard NMX -X-
029-1985) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 7 April 
2005. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 120 calendar days after its publication in the Official 
Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal 
(23 January 2 017).  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or a ddress, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43217  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@ec onomia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5469549&fecha=23/01/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_0491_00_s.pdf