G/TBT/N/MEX/367  
10 August 2017  
(17-4334) 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 Indust rial 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:  
Carlos Salvador de Regules Ruiz -Funes, Melchor Ocampo 469, Col . Nueva Anzures, 
Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México, C.P. 11 590, México . Email: 
david.hernandez@asea.gob.mx  
Website: https://www.gob.mx/asea   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 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) : Equipment 
and material required for the design, construction, pre -start up, operation, maintenance, 
closure and dismantling of service stations selling liquefied petroleum gas to the public . 
Requirements relating to industrial safety, operational safety, and environmental 
protection. (HS : 940180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified doc ument : Norma Oficial 
Mexicana de Emergencia NOM -EM-004-ASEA -2017; Especificaciones y requisitos en 
materia de seguridad industrial, seguridad operativa y protección al medio ambiente para 
el diseño, construcción, pre -arranque, operación, mantenimiento, cie rre y 
desmantelamiento de estaciones de servicio con fin específico para el expendio al público 
de gas licuado de petróleo, por medio del llenado parcial o total de recipientes portátiles a 
presión  (Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM -EM-004-ASEA -2017: Industrial safety, 
operational safety and environmental protection specifications and requirements for the 
design, construction, pre -start up, operation, maintenance, closure and dismantling of 
service stations selling liquefied petro leum gas to the publi c in part ly or completely filled 
portable pressure vessels) (48 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text is generally applicable throughout national 
territory and is binding on persons engaged in the design, construction, pre -start up, 
operation, maintenance, closure and dismantling of service stations selling liquefied 
petroleum gas to the public in part ly or completely filled portable pressure vessels.  G/TBT/N/MEX/367  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified text establishes the industrial safety, operational safety and 
environmental protection specifications and requirements for persons engaged in the 
design, construction, pre -start up, operation, maintenance, closure and dismantling of 
service stations selling liquefied petrol eum gas to the public in part ly or completely filled 
portable pressure vessels.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -009-SESH -2011: Recipientes para contener Gas L.P., 
tipo no transportable . Especifi caciones y métodos de prueba  (Non-transportable 
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers . Specifications and test methods)  
 Mexican Standard NMX -B-177-1990: Tubos de acero con o sin costura, negros y 
galvanizados por inmersión en caliente  (Pipe steel, black  and hot -dipped, zinc -coated 
welded and seamless) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 
18 July 1 990. 
 ISO-12944 -1-8:1998, Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint 
systems  
 ISO 7010, 2011, Graphical symbols --Safety colours and safety signs --Registered 
safety signs  
 ISO 9712, 2012, Non -destructive testing --Qualification and certification of NDT 
personnel  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Will enter into force on the day following its publication in 
the Official Journ al, 9 August 2 017. 
Proposed date of entry into force : 9 August 2 017. Will remain in effect for six months 
as of its entry into force.  
10. Final date for comments : n/a 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numb ers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  (Under -Secretariat of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Genera l 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  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at:  
http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5493101&fecha=08/08/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2017/TBT/MEX/17_3579_00_s.pdf