. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/133 
16 January 2008 
 (08-0192) 
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 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 Normalizaci ón para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los 
Recursos Energéticos,  CCNNPURRE (National Advisory Committee on Standardization 
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 
Standardization for User Safety, Comme rcial Information a nd 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):   New room air-
conditioners, whether or not including a heat pump, with air-cooled condensers and cooling 
capacities of up to 10,600 watts 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Norma 
Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-021-ENER/SCFI-2007,  Eficiencia Energetica, Requisitos de 
Seguridad al Usuario en Acondicionadores de Aire Tipo Cuarto. Limites, Metodos de 
Prueba y Etiquetado (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-021-ENER/SCFI-
2007:  Energy efficiency of and user safety re quirements for room air-conditioners.  Limits, 
test methods and labelling) (63 pages, in Spanish). G/TBT/N/MEX/133 
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  6. Description of content:   The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes energy 
efficiency ratio (EER) specifications and test  methods and also user safety requirements and 
the test methods for verifying compliance therewith.  Furthermor e, it establishes the 
information to be included on the energy-efficien cy labels required, in addition to marking, 
on appliances covered by this draft Standard a nd marketed in Mexico.  This draft Mexican 
Official Standard applies to new room air-c onditioners, whether or not including a heat 
pump, with air-cooled condensers and cooling capacities of up to 10,600 watts, domestic or 
foreign, marketed in Mexico.  It does not apply to split room air conditioners known as "mini-split" air conditioners. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 3 January 2008.  
Available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } 2 July 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
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