G/TBT/N/MEX/519  
2 June 2023 
(23-3768) 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 Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario  (Regulatory Agency for Railway 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 notificatio n shall be indicated if different from above:  
Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario  (Regulatory Agency for Railway Transport)  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Transporte Ferroviario , CCNN -FT 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardiza tion for Rail Transport)  
Avenida Universidad 1738 Edificio B Planta baja, Colonia Barrio Santa Catarina, Alcaldía 
Coyoacán, C.P. 04010, CDMX, Tel. (+52 55) 5723 9300, Ext. 73463  
Email: artf.ccnntf@sct.gob.mx , miguel.ramirezs@sct.gob.mx  and 
martha.zapata@sct.gob.mx  
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) : Trailing 
stock (I CS code(s) : 45.060.20)  
The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety parameters to be met 
by hauled rail units, with a view to ensuring and maintaining operational safety in the rail 
freight service.  
5. Title, number of pages and lan guage(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-006-ARTF-2023, Sistema Ferroviario -Operación -
Equipo de arrastre ferroviario al servicio de carga -Disposiciones de seguridad  (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-006-ARTF-2023: Railway system - Operation - 
Hauled rail units used to carry freight - Security provisions) (16 page(s), in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety 
parameters to be met by hauled rail units, with a view to ensuring and maintaining 
operational safety in the rail freight service.  
The provisions of this draft Mexican Official Standard are applicable to railway companies, 
concessionaires, permit ho lders and assignees of the public rail transport service and 
auxiliary services, as well as any other private company, or state or municipal body 
authorized to operate hauled rail units.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Rail safety ; national security requirements  G/TBT/N/MEX/519  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
This Mexican Official Standard is not equivalent (NEQ) to any international standard, 
because no international standard existed at the time of its drafting.  
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email an d website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Contact person : Diógenes Hernández Chávez  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa,  
Demarcación territorial Cuauhtémoc,  
Ciudad de México, 06140  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 91 00, Ext. 13247 or 13264  
Email: diogenes.hernandez@economia.gob.mx  
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5687602&fecha=03/05/2023  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/MEX/23_09997_00_s.pdf