. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/184 
8 December 2009 
 (09-6314) 
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 Seguridad Pública (Ministry of Public Safety) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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 No rmalización de Seguridad Pública (National Advisory 
Committee on Standardization for Public Safety) Avenida General Mariano Escobedo 456, 12° piso Colonia Nueva Anzures Delegación Miguel Hidalgo 
México, D.F., C.P. 11590 
Tel.: (55) 52629907, Ext. 15116 E-mail: mgbautista@snsp.gob.mx;  kruiz@snsp. gob.mx;  or the Public Vehicle Registry 
 (REPUVE) at c_rpv@snsp.gob.mx Website: http://www.ssp.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):   Vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   PROY-NOM-001-
SSP-2008, Para la determinación, asignaci ón e instalación del número de identificación 
vehicular (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-001-SSP-2008:  Determination, 
allocation and fixing of vehicle identifi cation numbers) (9 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes specifications 
for the determination, allocation and fixing of Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) in 
respect of certain vehicles. 
The Standard is binding on all manufacturers, assemblers and importers located in national 
territory, the vehicles of which, whether produced or imported, are destined to remain in the 
Mexican Republic for circulation or marketing purposes.  Such manufacturers, assemblers 
and importers are responsible for complying with  the obligations set forth in the Standard. 
Legal or natural persons other than manufacturers or assemblers, which import vehicles 
destined to remain permanently in national te rritory will be responsible for ensuring that 
such vehicles comply with the oblig ations set forth in the Standard. G/TBT/N/MEX/184 
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  The VIN will give individuals and the public sector a means of identifying a vehicle with 
legal certainty. 
Vehicles imported to remain permanently in the country must comply with the provisions 
of the Standard, under the terms establishe d in the relevant legislation in force. 
The importer is responsible for complying with  the obligations set forth in the Standard. 
The Standard does not apply to vehicles desi gned specifically for agricultural use, those 
considered as toys, vehicles manufactured for use in motor-racing competitions, or 
prototypes for exhibition, development or dem onstration purposes that are not destined for 
circulation or marketing in national territory. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 
14 August 2009.  Available at:  http://www.dof.gob.mx  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } The notified Standard will enter into force 
60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available, of 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 Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/?P=144
 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx and/or figueroa@economia.gob.mx 
 Text also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/tbt/mex/09_4204_00_s.pdf