MEXICO: THERMOPLASTIC COVERINGS The following notification has been received in Gatt Document TBT/Notification G/95.25 dated 8 February 1995. 1. Member to agreement notifying: Mexico. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Transport and Communications. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise National Tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Thermoplastic coverings. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-027-SCTI-1993, thermoplastic coverings for telephone cables used in external equipment. 6. Description of content: This Mexican official standard establishes the specifications and testing methods for protective coverings made of thermoplastic materials for telephone cables for use in external equipment. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial de la Federacion (official journal) of 18 January 1995. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: Day following final publication in the official journal. 10. Final date for comments: 16 April 1995. (055)

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