G/TBT/N/PAN/104  
26 November  2019 
(19-8082) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PANAMA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio  de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry), Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate -General for 
Standards and Industrial Technology)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses , if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716 / (+507) 560 -0600, Ext. 5966  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa /sjohnson@enegia.gob.pa  
Website: www.mici.gob.pa  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
75.160.20 ; (HS: 2711); (ICS: 75.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano R TCA 75 .01.21:19 Productos de Petróleo . Gases Licuados de 
Petróleo : Propano Comercial, Butano Comercial y sus Mezclas . Especificaciones  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.21:19 : Petroleum products . Liquefied 
petroleum gases : Commercial propane, commercial butane and blends thereof . 
Specifications) (9 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation applies to the petroleum 
derivative known as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) : commercial propane, commercial 
butane and blends thereof, in the current version of RTCA No. 75.01.21:19.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To establish the physico -chemical requirements for liquefied petroleum gas : 
commercial propane, commercial butane and blends thereof in the States Parties ; Other 
8. Relevant documents:  
• ASTM D1835 -18a: Standard Specification for Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases;  
• GPA Standard 2140 -17: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Specifications and Test Methods.  G/TBT/N/PAN/104  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication on the Ministry of Trade and Industry 
website.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Calle El Paical, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716/(+507) 560 -0600, Ext. 5968/5967  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa /sjohnson@energia.g ob.pa  
Website: www.mici.gob.pa  
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