G/TBT/N/MEX/291
14 August 2015
(15-4156)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes , SCT (Ministry of 
Communications and Transport) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Transporte Aéreo (National Advisory 
Committee on Standardization for Air Transport) Calzada de las bombas #411 
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): 
Instruments, equipment, documents and manuals to be carried on board aircraft 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NOM-012-SCT3-
2012, que establece los requerimientos para los instrumentos, equipo, documentos y 
manuales que han de llevarse a bordo de las aeronaves  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-
012-SCT3-2012, establishing the requirements for instruments, equipment, documents 
and manuals to be carried on board aircraft) (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Standard amends Mexican Official Standard NOM-
012-SCT3-2012, with a view to regulating, in a strict and timely manner and through the 
mandatory implementation of Mexican Official Standards, the safety of aircraft, crew and 
passengers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consideration of installation requirem ents for different types of emergency 
locator transmitters (ELT) which emit signals simultaneously on two frequencies 
(406/121.5 MHz) in digital and analog mode, an d which can be carried on board aircraft 
operated by public air transport service operat ors and licence holders, and aircraft agents, 
as a replacement for analog-only transmitters emitting signals on frequencies of 
121.5/243.0 MHz. This follows the decision by the Ministry of Communications and 
Transport, through the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation, to harmonize the requirements established in this Standard with those of the International Satellite System 
for Search and Rescue (COSPAS-SARSAT), for the purpose of detecting and locating 406 
MHz signals emitted by ELTs when automatically activated by impact, in accordance with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). G/TBT/N/MEX/291 
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  8. Relevant documents: NOM-012-SCT3-2012, que establece los requerimientos para los 
instrumentos, equipo, documentos y manuales que han de llevarse a bordo de las 
aeronaves  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-012-SC T3-2012, establishing the requirements 
for instruments, equipment, documents and manuals to be carried on board aircraft) Published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) on 14 August 2012. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 60 calendar days after publication in the Official 
Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: - 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, 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@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5403228&fecha=10/08/2015