RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.8
23January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0221)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTrade andIndustrial Development
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Stoves, ovens andgrillers
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-23-SCFI-1994, Household Appliances Using Natural GasorLPG for
Cooking Food
6. Description ofcontent: ThisStandard establishes thespecifications andtesting methods
forstoves, ovens andgrillers using natural gasorLPG forcooking andwarming food,
fordomestic use,andthetesting methods forascertaining compliance withthose values.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of
18December 1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Dayfollowing finalpublication inthe
Official Journal
10. Final dateforcomments: 17March 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: