G/TBT/N/MEX/394  
13 February  2018 
(18-0951) 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:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Transporte Aéreo, a través de la Dirección 
General Adjunta de Aviación, de la Dirección General de Aeronáuti ca Civil (National 
Advisory Committee on Standardization for Air Transport, through the Deputy Directorate -
General for Aviation, of the Directorate -General for Civil Aviation), Blvd . Adolfo López 
Mateos 1990, 2do . Piso, Colonia Los Alpes Tlacopac, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, Código 
Postal 01010, Ciudad de México, Tel. : 57-23-93-00, Ext. 18070, 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) : Subsonic 
jet, propeller and supersonic airplanes and helicopters (National tariff heading 880240)  
(HS: 880240) (ICS number : 49,020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-036-SCT3-2017, Que establece los límites máximos 
permisibles de ruido producidos por las aeronaves (Draft Mexican Official Standard PR OY-
NOM-036-SCT3-2017, Establishing the maximum permissible levels of noise produced by 
aircraft) (128 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to all 
domestic and foreign air operators, agents and  licence holders operating or seeking to 
operate in Mexico and in Mexican airspace . It also applies to all entities responsible for the 
aircraft type design, which are seeking to obtain a noise certificate for their aircraft . The 
scope of the notified draf t Mexican Official Standard does not include aircraft that carry out 
overflights in Mexican airspace, unless their operational flight plan specifies a alternative 
civilian airfield within the Mexican Republic . It does not apply to aircraft belonging to or in 
the possession of foreign air agents or operators seeking to enter or exit the national 
territory for the purpose of ferry flights for maintenance (without passengers, cargo or 
mail).  G/TBT/N/MEX/394  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems  where 
applicable:  
Other : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the maximum permissible 
levels of noise produced by subsonic jet, propeller and supersonic airplanes and 
helicopters, measurement methods, and the requirements to be met to comply with such 
levels.  
8. Relevant documents:  
There are no Mexican Official Standards or Mexican Standards to consult for the application 
of this Mexican Official Standard.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 60 calendar days after publication as a final standard in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal.  
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=5512836&fecha=12/02/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachmen ts/2018/TBT/MEX/18_0848_00_s.pdf