G/TBT/N/MEX/274  
28 July 2014  
(14-4325)  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 Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  (Ministry of the 
Environment and Natural Resources) 
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 del Sector Agua  (National Advisory 
Committee on Standardization for the Water Sector) Av. Insurgentes Sur 2416 
3o. Piso, Col. Copilco El Bajo 
Del. Coyoacán en México Distrito Federal 
Email: jose.camacho@semarnat.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.semarnat.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): 
Conservation of water resources (ICS 17.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Modificación a la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-011-CONAGUA-2000, Conservación del Recurso Agua-Que Establece las Especificaciones y el Método para Determinar la 
Disponibilidad Media Anual de las Aguas Nacionales  (Draft amendment to Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-011-CONAGUA-2000, Conservation of water resources - Establishing the specifications and method for determining the average annual availability of national 
waters) (23 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The established specifications are mandatory for the Comisión 
Nacional del Agua (National Water Commission) and for users that carry out studies to 
determine the average annual availability of national waters.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protect and promote the improvement of  the environment and ecosystems.  
8. Relevant documents: - 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Not applicable 
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: 22 September 2014 G/TBT/N/MEX/274 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  (Undersecretariat of Competitiveness and 
Standardization) Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards) 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5229 6100, Ext. 43217 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comuni dad-negocios/c ompetitividad-
normatividad/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://dof.gob.mx/index.php?year=2014&month=07&day=23 
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