MEXICO: BOILERS, SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST METHODS. The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.288. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: MEXICO. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Energy. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 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): Boilers. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-012-ENER-1996, Thermal Efficiency of Low-Capacity Boilers. Specifications and Test Methods. 6. Description of content: This Standard establishes the minimum levels of thermal efficiency for new low-capacity fire-tube or water-tube integrated boilers, without heat recovery equipment. It also establishes the test methods for verifying compliance. This Standard applies to new low-capacity fire-tube or water-tube integrated boilers without heat recovery equipment, marketed in Mexico, using petroleum-derived liquid and/or gas fuel with the following characteristics: Table 1. Scope of Application of the Standard. Capacity: 7.5 to 100 kW. Pressure: Up to 1 Mpa. Temperature: Saturation. 7. Objective and rationale: Conservation of energy resources. 8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial de la Federacion (Official Journal) of 16 July 1996. 9. Proposed date of adoption/proposed date of entry into force: Day following definitive publication in the Diario Oficial. 10. Final date for comments: 16 October 1996. (248)

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