. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/208 
8 February 2011 
 (11-0640) 
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 , SCT (Ministry of 
Communications and Transport) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail 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 Norm alización de Transporte Terrestre  
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Land Transport) Calzada de las Bombas número 411, 11o. piso 
Colonia Los Girasoles Código postal 04920, Delegación Coyoacán Tel.: 5684-0188 and 5684-1275 E-mail: mailto:iflores@sct.gob.mx
 
Website: http://www.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):   Intermediate bulk 
containers 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
PROY-NOM-029-SCT2/2010, Especificaciones para la construcción y reconstrucción de 
Recipientes Intermedios para Graneles (RIG), destinados al transpor te de substancias, 
materiales y residuos peligrosos  (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY-NOM-029-SCT2/2010:  Specifications for the manufacture and remanufacture or 
reconditioning of intermediate bulk contai ners (IBCs) used to transport hazardous 
substances, materials and waste) (30 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This draft Standard is bindi ng on shippers a nd consignees of 
certain categories of hazardous materials, as well as on IBC manufacturers and remanufacturers.  IBCs used for transportation must comply with the specifications set forth in this draft Standard. G/TBT/N/MEX/208 
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   In order to ensure that scientific and techni cal advances are taken into account, the adoption 
of alternative methods may be considered  in accordance with the Federal Law on 
Metrology and Standardization, provided that such methods ensure, during the use of IBCs, 
the same level of safety in terms of compa tibility with the properties of the substances 
transported, and equal or superior resistance to shocks, loads and fire.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
To establish classification and coding specifi cations, general construction specifications, 
and testing, approval (certification) and marking requirements for intermediate bulk 
containers, as well as provisions relating to th eir use, with the aim of protecting general 
communication routes, user safety, human health and the environment. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• Recommendations on the Transport of Da ngerous Goods - Model Regulations, 
Chapter 6.5 on intermediate bulk cont ainers (IBCs), United Nations, 2009. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }60 calendar days after publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   29 March 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
Dirección General de Normas Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9100, Ext. 43217 Fax:: (+52) 55 5520-9715 E-mail: mailto:jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx
 
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/swb/es/economia/p_Catalogo_Mexicano_Normas  
 Also available at:  http://dof.gob.mx/index.php?year=2011&month=01&day=28
 and 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/MEX/11_0318_00_s.pdf