G/TBT/N/MEX/373  
26 September  2017 
(17-5084) 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) : n/a 
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes  (Ministry of 
Communications and 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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Yuriria Mascott Pérez : Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización del Transporte Aéreo  a 
través de la Dirección General Adjunta de Aviación  (National Advisory Commit tee on 
Standardization for Air Transport, through the Deputy Directorate -General for Aviation) 
Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, 2do . Piso, Colonia Los Alpes Tlacopac, Delegación Álvaro 
Obregón, Código Postal 01010, Ciudad de México, Tel. : 50-11-64-17 or  email: 
ccnnta@sct.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) : The scope 
of application covers all natural /legal persons, State operators (for civil operations) who 
operate or intend to operate a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) . It also covers 
domestic manufacturers of RPAS.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-107-SCT3-2016, "que establece los requerimientos 
para operar un Sistema de Aeronave Pilotada a Distancia (RPAS) en el espacio aéreo 
mexicano" (Draft Mexican Official Standard "establishing the requirements for the 
operation of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) in Mexican airspace" ) (40 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : To ensure the application of mandatory standa rds for the 
prevention of accidents, and the protection of crew, passengers and third persons . The 
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) must not increase the risk of injury to persons or 
property located on the ground or in flight, compared with an equi valent category of 
manned aircraft.  
RPAS are based on the latest generation of aerospace technological innovations, which 
may produce new and improved civil and commercial applications, and enhance 
operational safety and the efficiency of all civil aviatio n. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Establish the requirements to be met by RPAS for their operation within 
Mexican airspace, and for their marketing within the national territory.  
The scope of application covers all natural /legal persons, State operators (for civil 
operations) who operate or intend to operate an RPAS . It also covers domestic G/TBT/N/MEX/373  
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  manufacturers of RPAS.  
The notified Mexican Official Standard does not apply to State RPAS used to conduc t 
military and police operations, and border and maritime patrols, which must be subject to 
the air transit requirements set out in Article 37 of the Civil Aviation Law . It also does not 
apply to autonomous unmanned aircraft, or to unmanned free balloons.  
It does not apply to RPAS that are operated inside or outside open facilities in which the 
remotely -piloted aircraft exceeds the highest point or lateral boundaries of the facility . The 
owner of the facility, the organizer of the event and the relevant loc al authorities are 
responsible for conducting the event and establishing the appropriate security measures.  
8. Relevant documents : NOM-064-SCT3-2012 Que establece las especificaciones del 
Sistema de Gestión de Seguridad Operacional (SMS : Safety Management  System) o la que 
la sustituya (Mexican Standard establishing the specifications to be met by Safety 
Management Systems  (SMS) or any standard replacing it)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed  date of entry into force : The notified Mexican Official Standard will enter into 
force 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal 
(20 September 2 017) 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5497895&fecha=20/09/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_4256_00_s.pdf