MEXICO: DRAFT MEXICAN OFFICIAL STANDARD NOM-123-SCFI-1996, CORRUGATED STEEL RODS USED TO REINFORCE CONCRETE-SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS AND TESTING METHODS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.427. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: MEXICO. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development. 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): Corrugated steel rods. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-123-SCFI-1996, Corrugated Steel Rods Used to Reinforce Concrete-Safety Specifications and Testing Methods (13 pages, available in Spanish). 6. Description of content: This Draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety specifications and testing methods for corrugated steel rods used for concrete. Itwill apply to corrugated steel rods used to reinforce concrete supplied straight, bent or in coils. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial de la Federacio

AC T='1'>n (Official Journal) of 22 November 1996. 9. Proposed date of adoption: To be decided; Proposed date of entry into force: To be decided. 10. Final date for comments: 22 February 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0022)

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