G/TBT/N/MEX/430  
14 August  2018 
(18-5147) 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 Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
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 de Normalización de la Secretaría de Economía , CCONNSE 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization of the Ministry of the Economy)  
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco Núm. 6 Col . Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes, 
Naucalpan de Juárez, C.P. 53950, Estado de México ; Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43238 and 
43208, Fax : 5 5 20 97 15, Email: cielo.beltran@economia.gob.mx  and 
maria.pena@economia.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) : 
Demountable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers . Tariff heading 731100  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-213-SCFI-2017, Recipientes para contener gas L.P., 
Tipo desmontable . Especificaciones y métodos de prueba  (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY -NOM-213-SCFI-2017, Demountable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers . 
Specifications and test methods) (will cancel Mexican Official Standard NOM -008-
SESH/SCFI -2010) (60 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
minimum technical specifications regarding design, manufacture and safety, and the 
minimum test metho ds for pressurized demountable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 
containers and portable refillable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers with a nominal 
capacity of up to 45kg, which are used in the United Mexican States for the distribution of 
these hydroc arbons.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The text establishes the minimum technical specifications regarding design, 
manufacture and safety, and the minimum test methods for pressurized demountable 
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers and portable refillable liquefied petroleum gas 
(LPG) containers with a nominal capacity of up to 45kg.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Mexican Standard NMX-B-086-1991 Guía para examen radiográfico , published in 
the Official Journal on 3 January 1 992; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-B-172-CANACERO -2013 Industria siderúrgica -Métodos de 
prueba mecánicos para productos de acero , published in the Official Journal on 1 5 
April 2 014; G/TBT/N/MEX/430  
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   Mexican Standard NMX-B-266-1989 R equisitos generales para lamina laminada en 
caliente y en frio, de acero al carbón y de acero de baja aleación y alta resistencia , 
published in the Official Journal on 1 4 December 1 989; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-X-045-SCFI-2008 Industria del gas -Resistencia a l a 
corrosión de partes metálicas o no metálicas con o sin recubrimiento -Método de 
Prueba , published in the Official Journal on 2 8 July 2 008; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-H-007-1978 Métodos de prueba mecánicos para juntas 
soldadas , published in the Official Journal on 28 December 1 978, and amendments 
thereto;  
 Mexican Standard NMX-X-042-SCFI-2010 Gas L.P. -Válvula que se utiliza en 
recipientes transportables para contener Gas L.P. -Especificaciones y Métodos de 
Prueba , published in the Official Journal on 1 4 February 2 011; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-X-015-1981 Recipientes sujetos a presión -Comportamiento 
elástico -Método de prueba , published in the Official Journal on 1 3 July 1 981; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-Z-012-1-1987 Muestreo para la inspección por atributos -
Parte 1 -Información general y aplicaciones , published in the Official Journal on 2 8 
October 1 987; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-Z-012-2-1987 Muestreo para la inspección por atributos -
Parte 2 -Método de muestreo, tablas y gráficas , published in the Official Journal on 
28 October 1 987; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-Z-012-3-1987 Muestreo para la inspección por atributos -
Parte 3 -Regla de cálculo para la determinación de planes de muestreo , published in 
the Official Journal on 3 1 July 1 987; 
 Mexican Standard NMX-D-122-1973 Determinación de las propiedades de 
resistencia a la corrosión de partes metálicas con recubrimientos, empleadas en 
vehículos automotores -Método de niebla salina , published in the Official Journal on 
7 January 1 974. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft will enter into force 180 calendar 
days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 7 October 2 018 
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 for Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General 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=55341 61&fecha=08/08/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_4313_00_s.pdf