G/TBT/N/MEX/361  
13 June 2017  
(17-3143) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Trans portes , 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 d ifferent from above:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Transporte Terrestre (National Advisory 
Committee on Standardization for Land Transport)  
Calzada de las Bombas 411 Piso  
Colonia Los Girasoles, Código Postal 04920  
Delegación Coyoacán, Ciud ad de México  
Tel.: 5011-9270 
Email: consulta.nom012@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 nati onal tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Road 
transport vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROY-NOM-012-
SCT-2-2017, Sobre el peso y dimensiones máximas con los que pueden ci rcular los 
vehículos de autotransporte que transitan en las vías generales de comunicación de 
jurisdicción federa l (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-012-SCT-2-2017 on the 
maximum weight and dimensions for road transport vehicles which circulate on general 
communication routes under federal jurisdiction) (31 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Draft Mexican Official Standard refers to the weight, 
dimensions and capacity for road transport vehicles which circulate  on roads and  bridges 
under federal jurisdiction and establishes the maximum weight, dimensions and capacity 
for such vehicles, as well as the configurations or combinations of vehicles, according to 
the type of roads and bridges on which they circulate, and the air pr essure for tyres.  G/TBT/N/MEX/361  
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The purpose of the notified Mexican Official Standard is to establish weight, 
dimension and capacity specifications for federal road transport and au xiliary service 
vehicles and private transportation vehicles which circulate on general communication 
routes under federal jurisdiction, except for crane -type towing and rescue vehicles.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 3.1 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -008-SCFI-2002,  Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida (Mexican Official Standard NOM -008-SCFI-2002: General system of units of 
measurement)  
 3.2 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -067-SCT-2/SECOFI -1999, Transporte terrestre -
Servicio de autotransporte económico y mixto -midibús -características y 
especificaciones técnicas y de seguridad  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -067-SCT-
2/SECOFI -1999: Land transport - economic and multi -purpose road transportation 
services - midibuses - characteristics, and technical and safety specifications)  
 3.3 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -010-SCFI-1994, Instrumentos de medición -
Instrumentos para pesar de funcionamiento no automático -Requisitos técnicos y 
metrológicos  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -010-SCFI-1994: M easuring 
instruments - non-automatic weighing in struments - metrological and technical 
requirements)  
 3.4 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -068-SCT-2-2014, Transporte terrestre -Servicio 
de autotransporte federal de pasaje, turismo, carga, sus servicios auxiliares y 
transporte privado -Condiciones físico -mecánica  y de seguridad para la operación 
en vías generales de comunicación de jurisdicción federal  (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -068-SCT-2-2014: Land transport - Federal passenger, tourism and 
freight road transportation services, auxiliary services and private transportation 
services - Roadworthiness and safety requirements for vehicle operation on general 
communication routes under federal jurisdiction)  
 3.5 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -035-SCT-2-2010, Remolques y semirremolques -
Especificaciones de seguridad y mét odos de prueba  (Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-035-SCT-2-2010: Trailers and semi -trailers - safety specifications and test 
methods)  
 3.6. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -040-SCT-2-2012, Para el transporte de objetos 
indivisibles de gran peso y/o volumen, peso y d imensiones de las combinaciones 
vehiculares y de las grúas industriales y su tránsito por caminos y puentes de 
jurisdicción federal  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -040-SCT-2-2012: Transport of 
non-divisible objects of great weight and/or volume, the weight and dimensions of 
combinations of vehicles and industrial cranes and their conveyance on roads and 
bridges under federal jurisdiction)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the O fficial Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after 7 June 2 017. G/TBT/N/MEX/361  
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  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 Competitivid ad 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  
Text available online at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5485841&fecha=07/06/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_2675_00_s.pdf