G/TBT/N/PAN/92  
13 April 2017 
(17-2009) 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) : Not 
applicable . In Panama, technical regulations are not prep ared by local government ; only 
the Directorate -General for Sta ndards and Industrial Technology , a national 
standardization organization , is so authorized.  
2. Agency responsible:  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology) , Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry)  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro y calle El Paical, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716/560 -0600, Ext.2389/2392  
Email: tfernandez@mici.gob.pa /earias@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax number s, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
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) : 97.040.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico DGNTI -COPANIT 105-2016, Eficiencia energética - refrigeradores y congeladores 
electrodomésticos  (Directorate -General for Standards and Industrial Technology - 
Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards (DGNTI -COPANIT) 
Technical Regulation No.  105-2016, Energy efficiency - household refrigerators and 
freezers) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Purpose ; Scope; References ; Classification ; Specifications ; Test 
method ; Labelling ; Conformity assessment ; Monitoring ; Penalties ; Bibliography and 
Annex A. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the maximum energy 
consumption levels and relevant public information labelling requirements with a view to 
preventin g misleading practices.  G/TBT/N/PAN/92  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -015-ENER -2012, Eficiencia energética de 
refrigeradores y congeladores electrodomésticos . Límites, métodos de prueba y 
etiquetado  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -015-ENER -2012, Energy  efficiency of 
household refrigerators and freezers . Limits, test methods and labelling ) 
 Proyecto de Norma Técnica DGNTI -COPANIT 511:2017 Eficiencia Energética . 
Refrigeradores y congeladores electrodomésticos . Límites y métodos de prueba  
(Draft Technical S tandard of the Directorate -General for Standards and Industrial 
Technology - Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards 
(DGNTI -COPANIT) No. 511:2017, Energy efficiency . Household refrigerators and 
freezers . Limits and test methods ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 18 months after publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 11 June 2 017 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fa x 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial  
Ave. Ricardo J. A lfaro y calle El Paical, Edif . Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (507) 560 0716  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/