G/TBT/N/MEX/408  
8 May 2018 
(18-2803) 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 del Transporte Aéreo, a través de la Dirección 
General Adjunta de Aviación  (National Advisory Committee on Stan dardization for Air 
Transport, through the Deputy Directorate -General for Aviation), Blvd . Adolfo López 
Mateos 1990, 2o . Piso, Colonia Los Alpes Tlacopac, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, Código 
Postal 01010, Ciudad de México, Tel. : 57-23-93-00, 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) : Fixed-wing 
aircraft  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-069-SCT3-2017, Que establece el uso del sistema de 
anticolisión de a bordo (ACAS) en aeronave s de ala fija que operen en espacio aéreo bajo 
la jurisdicción de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, así como sus características  (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-069-SCT3-2017, Establishing the use of the Airborne 
Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) in fixed-wing aircraft operating in the airspace under 
the jurisdiction of the United Mexican States, and the relevant characteristics) (20 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Mexican Official Standard seeks to establish the use 
of th e Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) in fixed -wing aircraft used by air 
operators, agents and licence holders  operating  in the airspace under the jurisdiction of the 
United Mexican States . It also indicates the procedures for the operation of the A CAS, and 
the criteria and specifications for its installation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Establish the use of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) in fixed -
wing aircraft used by air ope rators, agents and licence holders  operating  in the airspace 
under the jurisdiction of the United Mexican States.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-002-SCT3-2012, Que establece el contenido del Manual General de 
Operaciones, o la que la sustituya (Mexican Official Standard NOM -002-SCT3-
2012, Establishing the content of the General Operations Manual, or any standard G/TBT/N/MEX/408  
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  replacing it)  
 NOM-003-SCT3-2010, Que establece el uso dentro del espacio aéreo mexicano, del 
transpondedor para aeronaves, así como los criterio s para la instalación, 
especificaciones y procedimientos de operación, o la que la sustituya  (Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -003-SCT3-2010, Establishing the use of the aircraft 
transponder within Mexican airspace, and the criteria for its installation, 
specifications and operating procedures, or any standard replacing it)  
 NOM-018-SCT3-2012, Que establece el contenido del Manual de Vuelo, o la que la 
sustituya (Mexican Official Standard NOM -018-SCT3-2012, Establishing the content 
of the Flight Manual, or any standard replacing it)  
 NOM-021/3 -SCT3-2010, Que establece los requerimientos que deben cumplir los 
estudios técnicos para las modificaciones o alteraciones que afecten el diseño 
original de una aeronave, o la que la sustituya  (Mexican Official Standard  NOM-
021/3 -SCT3-2010, Establishing the requirements to be met by technical studies for 
changes or alterations that may affect the original design of an aircraft, or any 
standard replacing it)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of  entry into force : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official 
Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 1 July 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 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 from:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5521384&fecha=03/05/2018  
 
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