. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/136 
4 February 2008 
 (08-0484) 
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:   Ministry of Energy 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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 Normalizaci ón para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los 
Recursos Energéticos,  CCNNPURRE 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardizati on for the Conservation and Rational Use of 
Energy Resources) Río Lerma 302, 5° Piso, Colonia Cuahutémoc 
Delegación Cuahutémoc, 06500 México D.F. 
E-mail:  no@conae.gob.mx
 and nor@conae.gob.mx  
 
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalizac ión de Seguridad al Usuario, Información 
Comercial y Prácticas de Comercio, CCNNSUICPC 
(National Advisory Committee on Standard ization for User Safety, Commercial 
Information and Trade Practices) 
Avenida Puente de Tecamachalco número 6 Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes Naucalpan de Juárez, 53950 Estado de México Tel.: 57 29 93 00, Ext. 43222 
Fax: 55 20 97 15 
E-mail:  jvazque@economia.gob.mx  and francos@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):   Residential water pumps 
and motor pumps with a power rating of 0.187 kW to 0.746 kW 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Norma 
Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-004-ENER-2005, Eficiencia energética de bombas y 
conjunto motor-bomba, para bombeo de agua limpia,  en potencias de 0,187 kW a 0,746 kW. 
Límites y métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-004-ENER-
2005:  Energy efficiency of clean-water pumps and motor pumps with a power rating of 
0.187 kW to 0.746 kW. Limits and t est methods) (21 pages, in Spanish). G/TBT/N/MEX/136 
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  6. Description of content:   The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
minimum energy efficiency levels and th e maximum energy consumption levels for 
residential water pumps and residential wa ter motor pumps (using single-phase squirrel-
cage induction motors), respectively, and the test methods for verifying compliance therewith.  It also lays down the public information labelling requirements. 
 This draft Official Standard applies to  residential water pumps and motor pumps 
using single-phase squirrel-cage induction moto rs, with a power rating of 0.187 kW to 
0.746 kW and marketed in Mexico.  The following types of pumps and motor pumps are excluded from the scope of the Standard: 
(a) Pumps for ornamental fountains; 
(b) Fire pumps; (c) Hydromassage pumps; (d) Jet (injector) pumps; (e) Multistage pumps; 
(f) Pumps for solids handling (surface or submersible); 
(g) Sprinkler pumps; (h) Bilge pumps; (i) Swimming pool pumps. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   – 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 16 January 2008. 
Available at:  http://www.dof.gob.mx. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } – 
10. Final date for comments:   15 March 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:  
General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy: 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43221 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 
Web site: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/ E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx