. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/68
12 August 2003
(03-4192)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   General
Directorate of Standard s/Ministry of the Economy (DGN/SE) Enquiry Point.
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):  A range of products
including: glazed pottery and glazed ceramic  ware, porcelain ware, toys, pencils, pens,
crayons, non-hardening modelling clay and othe r school supplies, printing inks, cosmetics,
indoor and outdoor furniture, interior and exte rior paint, emulsion and enamel paint for
domestic use and any other article containing the compounds lead m onoxide (litharge), red
lead oxide (minium) and basic lead carbonate.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Amendment to
Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-004-SSA1-1993, Environmental Health.
Restrictions on and Sanitary Requirements for the Use and Marketing of Lead Monoxide
(Litharge), Red Lead Oxide (Minium) and Basi c Lead Carbonate (Ceruse)  (4 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the restrictions
on and sanitary requirements for the use and marketing of domestic and imported products
containing lead monoxide, red lead oxide and basic lead carbonate, as compounds without
chemical transformation and/or used in any procedure relating to products containing suchsubstances, in order to prevent adverse effects on health.
Compliance with this standard is mandatory throughout Mexican territory for
natural and legal persons using and marketing lead monoxide, red lead oxide and basic lead
carbonate.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Establish restrictions on and sanitary requirements for the use and marketing of
Mexican and imported products containing lead monoxide, red lead oxide and basic lead
carbonate in order to protect the health of users of such products in Mexican national
territory.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 1 August 2003.G/TBT/N/MEX/68
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not applicable
10. Final date for comments:   29 September 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue).
E-mail: cidgn@economia.gob.mx