G/TBT/N/PAN/128  
4 May 2023 
(23-3119) 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 Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
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:  
Ministe rio de Salud  
Dirección General de Salud Pública (Directorate -General of Public Health)  
Calle Culebra, Ancón Antiguo Hospital Gorgas, detrás del Instituto Oncológico  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: 512-9100 
Email: consultapublicadnfd@minsa.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.minsa.gob.pa  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Tariff 
code: 2106.90.62.00.90  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 
Ministerial "Que establece la reglamentación para la inscripción de Suplementos 
Vitamínicos, Dietéticos y Alimenticios con Propiedades Terapéuticas"  (Ministeria l 
Resolution establishing the regulations for the registration of vitamin, dietary and food 
supplements with therapeutic properties) (15 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution will regulate the registration with the 
National  Pharmacy and Drugs Directorate of vitamin, dietary and food supplements with 
therapeutic properties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The purpose of the notified Resolution is to update the current reg ulations, 
which date from 2 9 May 2 019, in order to ensure that the sanitary registration process 
for vitamin, dietary and food supplements is consistent with Law No. 1 of 1 0 January 
2001. The regulations will be updated based on the contributions received from the local 
industry, the Technical Advisory Committee and other bodies through the national and 
international public consultations.  G/TBT/N/PAN/128  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 1 of 1 0 January 2 001 
• Executive Decree No. 13 of 1 March 2 023 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Salud  
Dirección Nacional de Dispositivos Médicos  (National Directorate for Medical Devices)  
Calle Culebra, Ancón Antiguo Hospital Gorgas, det rás del Instituto Oncológico  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: 512-9100 
Email: consultapublicadnfd@minsa.gob.pa  
Official responsible:  Ramón Jaén Peralta  
Website: http://www.minsa.gob.pa  
https://www.minsa.gob.pa/contenido/direccion -nacional -de-farmacia -y-drogas  
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