G/TBT/N/MEX/400  
14 March  2018 
(18-1555) 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 Comunicaciones y Transportes , SCT (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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other : Safety. It is 
necessary to have a document containing the basic information and procedures relating to 
the air carriage contract, claim tags and transportation of domestic animals in the context 
of public service aircraft used to transport passengers, considering  the importance of 
ensuring the interests of users in our country.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Claim tags 
and articles for the transportation of domestic animals in public service aircraft used to 
transport passengers.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Norma Oficial 
Mexicana de Emergencia NOM -EM-121-SCT3-2017, "Que establece las disposiciones 
relativas al contrato de transporte aéreo, el talón de equipaje y el transporte de animales 
domésticos en las aeronaves de servicio público de transporte aéreo de pasajeros"  
(Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM -EM-121-SCT3-2017, "Establishing provisions 
relating to the air carriage contract, claim tags and transportation of domestic animals in 
public service aircraft used to transport passengers") (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The scope of the notified Emergency Mexican Official Standa rd 
covers operators and licence holders that provide air transport services for passengers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Emergency Mexican Official Standard seeks to establish the 
conte nt and specifications for contract for carriage of passengers by air, and the 
procedures for the transportation of domestic animals in public service aircraft used to 
transport passengers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 La Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -051-ZOO-1995, Trato humanitario en la 
movilización de animales (Mexican Official Standard NOM -051-SECRE -1995: 
Humane treatment in the transport of animals)  G/TBT/N/MEX/400  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : 9 March 2 018 
Proposed date of entry into force : 9 March 2 018. It will remain in force for a period of 
six months, with a possible extension of six months.  
10. Final date for comments : N/A 
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  (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  
Website : http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/normalizacion/catalogo -
mexicano -de-normas  
Email: 
normasomc@economia.gob.mx /sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx /jose.ramosr@economia.
gob.mx  
Text available at:  
http://www.dof.gob .mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5515461&fecha=08/03/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_1336_00_s.pdf