G/TBT/N/MEX/283  
26 February 2015  
(15-1139)  Page: 1/3  
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 Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
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 Normalizac ión de Seguridad al Usuario, Información 
Comercial y Prácticas de Comercio, CCNNSUICPC (National Advisory Committee on 
Standardization for User Safety, Commercial Information and Trade Practices) Av. Puente de Tecamachalco Núm. 6, Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco 
Sección Fuentes, Naucalpan de Juárez 
C.P. 53950, Estado de México Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43222 
Fax: 55 20 97 15 
Email: rodrigo.arreguin@economia.gob.mx ; liliana.samperio@economia.gob.mx  and/or 
salvador.franco@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): New light-
duty vehicles, of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,857 kg, which could come under 
headings 8703 and 8704, depending on their characteristics. In general, the products 
covered are motor vehicles under Chapter 87 of a total weight of less than 3,857 kg.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: PROY-NOM-194-
SCFI-2014, "Dispositivos de seguridad esenciales en vehículos nuevos – Especificaciones de seguridad"  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-194-SCFI-2014, "Essential 
safety devices for new vehicles – Safety specifications") (14 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Standard establishes the essential safety 
devices to be fitted in new vehicles of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,857 kg that 
are marketed within the United Mexican States, and the specifications for such devices.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The provisions established in the notified draft Standard are binding on 
companies marketing new light-duty vehicles of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 
3,857 kg, in accordance with the classification established for such vehicles. G/TBT/N/MEX/283 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 NMX-CH-074-1993-SCFI, Instrumentos de medición – Velocímetros y odómetros tipo 
mecánico para vehículos automotores  (Mexican Standard NMX-CH-074-1993-SCFI: 
Measuring instruments – Mechanical speedometers and odometers for motor vehicles) (cancels Mexican Official Standard NOM-CH-74-1986), published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) of 31 December 1993; 
 NMX-D-136-CT-1988, Autotransporte – Rines para llantas de automóviles y 
camiones ligeros – Especificaciones y métodos de prueba  (Mexican Standard 
 
NMX-D-136-CT-1988: Road transport – Tyre rims for cars and light trucks – 
Specifications and test methods) (cancels Mexican Official Standard  
NOM-D-136-1980), published in the Official Journal of 11 July 1988; 
 NMX-D-051-1971, Método de prueba para inspección del ajuste de los faros 
delanteros principales de vehículos automotores (Mexican Standard  
NMX-D-051-1971: Test method for inspecting motor vehicle headlight settings) 
(cancels Mexican Standard NMX-D-051-1970), published in the Official Journal of 18 August 1971; 
 NMX-D-111-1977, Ensamble de hojas limpiaparabrisas para vehículos automotores  
(Mexican Standard NMX-D-111-1977: Assembly of windscreen wiper blades for motor vehicles), published in the Official Journal of 6 April 1977; 
 NMX-D-141-1978, Determinación de la capacidad de los sistemas de calefacción 
empleados en automóviles y camiones ligeros  (Mexican Standard NMX-D-141-1978: 
Determination of the capacity of heating systems used in cars and light trucks), 
published in the Official Journal of 31 August 1978; 
 NMX-D-148-1979, Determinación de la distancia de frenado en vehículos de hasta 
2,727 kg de PBV  (Mexican Standard NMX-D-148-1979: Determination of the 
stopping distance for vehicles of a gross vehicle weight of up to 2,727 kg), published 
in the Official Journal of 1 June 1979; 
 NMX-D-155-1980, Industria automotriz – Brazos limpia parabrisas  (Mexican 
Standard NMX-D-155-1980: Motor industry – Windscreen wiper arms), published in 
the Official Journal of 1 February 1980; 
 NMX-D-233-1984, Productos para uso en la auto transportación – Luces exteriores  
(Mexican Standard NMX-D-233-1984: Products for use in motor vehicles – Exterior 
lights), published in the Official Journal of 2 August 1984. 
The following foreign regulations are also relevant: European Directives: 
 71/127/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the 
rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles; 
 71/320/EEC Braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their 
trailers; 
 74/408/EEC Seats, anchorages and head restraints of motor vehicles; 
 75/443/EEC Reverse and speedometer equipment of motor vehicles; 
 76/115/EEC Restraint systems: Safety belts, anchorages; 
 76/756/EEC Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and 
their trailers; 
 76/757/EEC Reflex reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers; 
 76/758/EEC End-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position 
(side) lamps, stop lamps, daytime running lamps and side marker lamps for motor 
vehicles and their trailers; 
 76/759/EEC Direction indicator lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers; 
 76/760/EEC Rear registration plate lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers; 
 76/761/EEC Motor vehicle headlamps which function as main-beam and/or dipped-
beam headlamps and incandescent electric  filament lamps for such headlamps; 
 77/539/EEC Reversing lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers; 
 77/540/EEC Parking lamps for motor vehicles; 
 77/541/EEC Restraint systems: Safety belt s, anchorages/Child restraint systems, 
anchorages; 
 78/316/EEC Interior fittings of motor vehicles (identification of controls, tell-tales 
and indicators); G/TBT/N/MEX/283 
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    78/318/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the 
wiper and washer systems of motor vehicles; 
 78/932/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head 
restraints of seats of motor vehicles; 
 92/22/EEC Safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers; 
 92/23/EEC Tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and their fitting; 
 94/68/EEC Adaptation of Directive 78/318/EEC; 
 1008/2010/EEC concerning type-approval requirements for windscreen wiper and 
washer systems of certain motor vehicles and implementing Regulation (EC) 
No. 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-
approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor; 
 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)/Federal  Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 
Title 49, Transportation; Volume 5, part 571, Federal motor vehicle safety standards; 
 Conselho Nacional de Trânsito , CONTRAN (Brazilian Nati onal Traffic Council), Código 
de Trânsito Brasileiro  (Brazilian Traffic Code); 
 Korea Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (KMVSS); 
 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Standards; 
 Japanese Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles (SRRV). 
UN Standards: 
 Regulation No. 94, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with 
regard to the protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision; 
 Regulation No. 95, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with 
regard to the protection of the occupants in the event of a lateral collision; 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) regulations related to safety 
testing.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments: 26 April 2015 
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 5729 9100, Ext. 43217 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comuni dad-negocios/competitividad-
normatividad/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Also available at: 
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