. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/173 
1 May 2009 
 (09-2119) 
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 Comunicación y Transporte  (Ministry of 
Communications and Transport) 
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 Normaliz ación de Transporte Marítimo y Puertos  
(National Advisory Committee on Standardiza tion for Maritime Transport and Ports) 
Secretaría de Comunicación y Transporte  (Ministry of Communications and Transport) 
Nuevo León, 210, Col.  Hipódromo Condesa 
C.P. 06100 Avenida Nuevo León, Piso 7 
Sección:  Oficinas México, Distrito Federal Tel.: (+52) 55 5265-3227 or 5723-9300, Ext. 26010 E-mail: esaldana@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):   The materials used for 
the construction of crane baskets for emba rkation and disembarkation must meet the 
minimum requirements laid down in the notifie d Standard, and their quality, in terms of 
strength or breaking point, must be manufacturer-guaranteed or -certified.  The use as 
floatation material of cork, kapok or any othe r material produced with chlorofluorocarbons 
is prohibited. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
NOM-038-SCT4-2009, Especific aciones técnicas que debe n cumplir las canastillas para 
embarque y desembarque, utilizadas para tras ladar al personal con su equipo o 
herramientas entre una embarcación, un muelle y un artefacto naval (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-038-SCT4-2009:  Technical specifications for crane baskets for embarkation and disembarkation, used to tran sfer personnel and their equipment and tools 
between vessels, wharves and floating structures) (13 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the technical 
specifications and test methods applicable to  domestically produced and/or imported crane 
baskets for embarkation and disembarkation, u sed to transfer personnel and their equipment 
and tools between vessels, wharves and floating structures operating, navigating or installed 
in territorial waters. G/TBT/N/MEX/173 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 15 April 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:  
General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43217 Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx
 
Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/  
Text available at:  http://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2009/tbt/mex/09_1475_00_s.pdf