G/TBT/N/MEX/321  
26 September 2016  
(16-5101) 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 : Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Industr ial y de Protección al Medio 
Ambiente del Sector Hidrocarburos  (National Agency for Industrial Safety and 
Environmental Protection in the Hydrocarbon Sector)  
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 Nacional de Normalización de Seguridad Industrial y Operativa y 
Protección al Medio Ambiente del Sector Hidrocarbu ros (National Advisory Committee on 
Standardization for Industrial and Operational Safety and Environmental Protection in the 
Hydrocarbon Sector)  
Melchor Ocampo 469  
Col. Nueva Anzures  
Delegación Miguel Hidalgo  
Ciudad de México, C.P. 11590  
Mexico  
Email: david.hernandez@asea.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) : Natural 
gas, ethane, biogas and coal -associated gas (heading 2711)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-007-ASEA -2016, Transporte de ga s natural, etano, 
biogás y gas asociado al carbón mineral por medio de ductos  (Draft Mexican Official 
Standard PROY -NOM-007-ASEA -2016: Pipeline transport of natural gas, ethane, biogas 
and coal -associated gas) (181 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of con tent: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to natural 
gas, ethane, biogas and coal -associated gas pipeline transport systems (henceforth 
referred to indiscriminately as "gas transport systems") situated in Mexican territory . It 
covers the d esign, construction, operation and maintenance of gas transport systems, 
including those which have not yet been built or are inactive, and those which have already 
been constructed with alterations to their original design.  
7. Objective and rationale, in cluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the technical 
specifications and minimum design, construction, operational, maintenance and safety 
requirements to be met by natural gas, ethan e, biogas and coal -associated gas pipeline 
transport systems.  G/TBT/N/MEX/321  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-001-SECRE -2010,  Especificaciones del gas natural  (Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-001-SECRE -2010: Specifications for natural gas)  
 NOM-003-SECRE -2011, Distribución de ga s natural y gas natural licuado del petróleo 
por ductos  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -003-SECRE -2011: Pipeline distribution of 
natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas)  
 NOM-001-SEDE -2012, Instalaciones eléctricas (utilización)  (Mexican Official 
Standard NO M-001-SEDE -2012: Electrical installations (use))  
 NMX-E-043-SCFI-2002, Industria del plástico - Tubos de polietileno (PE) para la 
conducción del Gas Natural (GN) y Gas Licuado de Petróle (GLP) - Especificaciones  
(Mexican Standard NMX -E-043-SCFI-2002: Plastics industry - Polyethylene (PE) 
pipes for the distribution of natural gas (NG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - 
Specifications)  
 NMX-X-047-SCFI-2014, Industria del gas - Tubos y conexiones de poliamida sin 
plastificante (PA -U) para la conducción de gas n atural (GN) . Especificaciones y 
métodos de prueba  (Mexican Standard NMX -X-047-SCFI-2014: Gas industry - Pipes 
and fittings of unplasticized polyamide (PA -U) for the distribution of natural gas 
(NG). Specifications and test methods)  
 API Specification 5L, 45 th Edition , "Specification for Line Pipe", December 2 012, 
effective date : 1 July 2 013. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : 60 calendar days after the publication of the final 
Mexican Official Standard in the Official Journal . 
10. Final date for comments : - 
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)  
Subsecretaría de Co mpetitividad y Normatividad  (Under -Secretariat of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
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@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5453240&fecha=21/09/2016  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/MEX/16_3968_00_s.pdf