MEXICO: BIDIRECTIONAL VOICE AMPLIFIER. The following notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification G/95.179 dated 13 June 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): Bidirectional Voice Amplifier. 5. Title and Number of Pages of the Notified Document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-037-SCTI-1993, Bidirectional Voice Amplifier for use in the telephone network. 6. Description of content: This standard establishes the electrical specifications and testing methods applicable to the Bidirectional Voice Amplifier used in switching systems to accommodate telephone services which exceed the operational limits of attenuation. 7. Objective and Rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant Documents: Diario Oficial De La Federacion (Official Journal) of 15 February 1995. 9. Proposed Date of Adoption and Entry into Force: Day following final publication in the Official Journal. 10. Final Date for Comments: 16 May 1995. (187)

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