MEXICO: DRAFT MEXICAN OFFICIAL STANDARD NOM-123-SCFI-1996, CORRUGATED STEEL RODS FOR REINFORCING CONCRETE The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.20. 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 for Reinforcing Concrete (13 pages, in Spanish). 6. Description of content: This Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety specifications and testing methods to be fulfilled by corrugated steel rods for reinforcing concrete. It will apply to corrugated steel rods for reinforcing concrete in straight, bent or coil form. 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 determined; Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 22 February 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0035)

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