. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/160 
9 September 2008 
 (08-4231) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Ministry of 
Communications and Transport) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web site 
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 Normalizac ión de Transporte Terrestre y de Transporte 
Aéreo (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Land and Air Transport) 
Xola y Av. Universidad, piso 1, Edif. C ala Oriente Col. Narvarte, México D.F., C.P. 03028 
Tel.: 55-59-51-56, 55-30-73-90 
Fax: 55-19-48-71 E-mail: htrevino@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):   Shippers, carriers and 
consignees of hazardous substances, materials a nd waste transported via the main land, sea 
and air communication routes. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Norma Oficial 
Mexicana NOM-005-SCT-2008,  Información de emergencia para el transporte de 
substancias, materiales y residuos peligrosos  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-005-SCT-
2008, Emergency information on the transpor t of hazardous substances, materials and 
waste) (9 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to establish the 
data and specifications to be included in the Emergency Information on the Transport of 
Hazardous Substances, Materials and Waste, indi cating the action to be taken in the event of 
an incident or accident (leaks, spillage, explosi ons, fires, exposure, etc.).  This information 
must be carried by all transport units, during the transportation of hazardous substances, materials and waste, in a bag or folder locat ed in an accessible place in the unit, separate 
from the load.  This Mexican Official Standa rd is mandatory for shippers, carriers and 
consignees of hazardous substances, materials a nd waste transported via the main land, sea 
and air communication routes. G/TBT/N/MEX/160 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
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8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 
14 August 2008.  Available at http://www.dof.gob.mx 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } 13 October 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available of the other body: 
Dirección General de Normas de la Secretaría de Economía (General Directorate of 
Standards of the Ministry of the Economy) Tel.:  (+52) 55 5729 9300, Ext. 4 3221 
Fax:  (+52) 55 5520 9715 
Web site: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/ E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx