MEXICO: TRANSPORT UNITS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.41. 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). Transport units. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-040-SCT-2-1995 for the Transport of Non-Divisible Objects of Great Weight and/or Volume, the Weight and Dimensions of Combinations of Vehicles and Industrial Cranes and Their Conveyance on Roads and Bridges Under Federal Jurisdiction. 6. Description of content: This draft Standard establishes the specifications for the weight and dimensions of cranes and the general requirements and specifications for the transport of non-divisible objects with a load capacity of up to 90 t and in excess of 90 t, and the weight of special vehicles, special combinations, combinations of vehicles and industrial cranes for conveyance on roads and bridges under Federal Jurisdiction. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial de la Federacion (Official Journal) of 8 February 1996. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: The day following final publication in the Diario Oficial de la Federacion. 10. Final date for comments: 8 May 1996. (079)

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