. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/189 
3 March 2010 
 (10-1181) 
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 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 No. 411, 11o. piso 
Colonia Los Girasoles Código postal 04920, Delegación Coyoacán Tel.: 5011 9243, Ext. 20623 E-mail: jgcacere@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):   Crane-type towing and 
rescue vehicles and equipment. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
PROY-NOM-053-SCT-2-2003, Transporte terrest re – Características y especificaciones 
técnicas y de seguridad de los equipos de las grúas para arrastre, arrastre y salvamento  
(Draft Mexican Official St andard PROY-NOM-053-SCT-2-2003,  Land transport – 
Characteristics of and technical and safety specifications for crane equipment used in 
towing and rescue operations) (11 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to 
crane-type vehicles which provide towing an d rescue services, whether old, new or 
entering into service for the first time, and the equipment used by these vehicles. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
To establish the  characteristics of and the technical and safety specifications for crane-type 
towing and rescue vehicles and equipment. G/TBT/N/MEX/189 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 
23 February 2010:  http://www.dof.gob.mx/
 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication as a Mexican Official 
Standard in the Official Journal. 
60 calendar days after publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   26 April 2010 
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 
Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/?P=144
 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx and/or figueroa@economia.gob.mx 
Text also available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/mex/10_0879_00_s.pdf