G/TBT/N/PAN/112  
22 February  2021 
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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 : Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial 
(Directorate -General for Standards and Industrial Technology) (responsible for 
processing notifications)  
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  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
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 / (+507) 560 -0600, Ext. 5968  
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) : Cereals, 
pulses and derived product s (ICS 67 .060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Borrador de 
Reglamento Técnico DGNTI -COPA NIT 7 -424-2020. Harinas y Cereales . Pasta Alimenticias  
(Draft Technical Regulation DGNTI -COPA NIT 7 -424-2020. Flours and cereals . Alimentary 
pasta) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Purpose ; definitions ; classification ; general characteristics ; 
requirements ; test methods ; packaging ; labelling and marking ; conformity assessment 
procedures ; reference documents ; and regulatory annexes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information and protection ; other G/TBT/N/PAN/112  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• CODEX S TAN 178 -1991-Codex Standard for Durum Wheat Semolina and Durum 
Wheat Flour.  
• Ministerio de Salud, Dirección General de Salud, Departamento de Protección de 
Alimentos . Resumen de análisis de laboratorios realizados a muestras de Harinas 
y Pastas Alimenticias nacionales e importadas colectadas en lugares de expendio, 
para analizar los parámetros de cenizas y proteínas, realizados el 20 de abril de 
2020, Panamá.  
• ICON TEC 1055  Industrias Alimenticias - Pastas alimenticias  
• El Código Alimentario Español y su Desarrollo Normativo - Harinas y Derivados - 
Pastas Alimenticias  
9. Proposed date of adoption To be determined  
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  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology)  
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716 / (+507) 560 -0600, Ext. 5968  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
Website: https://www.mici.gob.pa/normalizacion -tecnica/consulta -publica  
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