G/TBT/N/MEX/347  
24 January 2017  
(17-0442) 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 : Secretaría de Energía  (Ministry of En ergy)  
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:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional d e Normalización de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardia s 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards)  
Dr José María Barragán 779  
Carto piso, Colonia Narvarte  
Código postal 03020, Ciudad México  
Tel.: 55 5095 3246  
Fax: 55 5095 3294  
Email: ccnn_snys@cnsns.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 numb ers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Industrial 
radiography equipment (tariff heading 9022)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
modificación a la norma oficial mexicana NOM -025/1 -NUCL -2000, Requis itos para equipo 
de radiografía industrial . Parte 1 : Requisitos generales  (Draft amendment to Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -025/1 -NUCL -2000: Requirements for industrial radiography 
equipment . Part 1: General requirements) (8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Descript ion of content : In industrial radiography, devices are used that allow for the use 
of sealed radioactive sources emitting gamma radiation . In order to ensure that these 
devices function properly during the taking of x -rays, the work container and related 
equipment must comply with the notified Standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the specifications and 
requirements to be met by gamma industrial rad iography equipment . It applies to all 
gamma industrial radiography equipment.  
8. Relevant documents : NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de Medida 
(Mexican Official Standard NOM -008-SCFI-2002: General system of units of measurement)  G/TBT/N/MEX/347  
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  9. Propose d date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
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 from 1 9 January 2 017. 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addre sses, 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  (General Directorate of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5469372&fecha=19/01/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachme§§§nts/2017/TBT/MEX/17_0415_00_s.pdf