G/SPS/N/PAN/73  
3 March  2022 
(23-1511) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PANAMA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : ICS code : 67.120.20  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento técnico DG NTI 14 -2023. Tecnología de los 
alimentos . Aves y huevos . Huevos de gallina para consumo (Technical Regulations DG NTI 
14-2023. Food technology . Poultry and eggs . Hens' eggs for consumption) Language(s) : 
Spanish . Number of pages : 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/PAN/23_1621_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establis h 
the quality, safety, packaging and labelling characteristics and requirements for local or 
imported eggs of fowls ( Gallus domesticus ) for human consumption, offered for sale to 
the end consumer, catering trade or industry in the country, irrespective of their 
production method  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): Codex Alimentarius CXG 78 -2011, CXG 32 -1999 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/PAN/73  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Instituto Colombiano de Nomas Técnicas . Huevos de Gallina Frescos para Consumo.  
(ICON TEC 1240 ). 
− Codex Alimentarius, Organically Produced Foods, Second Edition  
− Codex Alimentarius, CAC/GL 78 -2011, Guidelines for the control of Campylobacter  
and Salmonella  in Chicken Meat, pages 1 -28 
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be de termined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 May 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology)  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716, 560 -0600, Ext. 5966  
Emails: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  / jgallardo@mici.gob.pa  
Web page: https://mici.gob.pa/dgnti -consulta -publica/  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716, 560 -0600, Ext. 5966  
Emails: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  / jgallardo@mici.gob.pa  
Web page: https://mici.gob.pa/dgnti -consulta -publica/