. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/180 
1 October 2009 
 (09-4611) 
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 del Trabajo y Previsión Social  (Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare) 
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 Normalizac ión de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardiza tion for Occupational Safety and Health) 
Avenida Periférico Sur 4271, edificio "A", nivel 5 Colonia Fuentes del Pedregal, Delegación Tlalpan 
Código postal 14149, México, D.F. 
Tel.: 3000-2100, Ext. 2241 Fax: 3000-2217 E-mail: dgsst@stps.gob.mx
 
Website: http://www.stps.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):  Safety helmets 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document :  
PROY-NOM-115-STPS-2009, Seguridad-Equi po de protección personal-Cascos de 
protección industrial - Clasificación, especificaciones y métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-115-STPS-2009, Sa fety - Personal protective equipment - 
Industrial safety helmets - Classification, specifications and test methods) 
(20 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified text sets forth the minimum requirements for 
industrial safety helmets marketed in Mexico.  These requirements cover two main aspects:  
the functional nature of the helmets and their protective characteristics.  The requirements relating to the first aspect concern the product' s basic function as an item in daily use, while 
those relating to the second aspect aim to ensu re that users receive the best possible 
protection against the hazards described in the draft text. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  - G/TBT/N/MEX/180 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 10 September 
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 
180 calendar days afte r publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments:   60 calendar days after publication of the draft in the Official 
Journal. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body: 
Dirección General de Normas de la Secretaría de Economía 
(Directorate-General for Standards of the Ministry of the Economy) 
Tel.: (+52) 55-5729-9100, Ext. 43217 Fax: (+52) 55-5520-9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/?P=865
 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  or figueroa@economia.gob.mx  
 
Also available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/tbt/mex/09_3215_00_s.pdf