G/TBT/N/PAN/38  
12 March 2013  
(13-1329)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 
Not applicable. In Panama, technical regulati ons are not prepared by local government; 
only the Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology ( Dirección General 
de Normas y Tecnología Industrial , DGNTI), a central government agency, is so 
authorized. 
2. Agency responsible:  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial , DGNTI (Directorate-General for 
Standards and Industrial Technology) Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias, MICI (Ministry 
of Trade and Industry) (responsible for processing notifications) 
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso 
Panamá, Panamá Tel.: (+507) 560-0716, 560-0600, Ext. 2389 
Fax: (+507) 560-0721 
E-mail: dgnti@mici.gob.pa ; mortega@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa  
Name and address (including teleph one and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2. 10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.060. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Tecnología de 
los Alimentos. Cereales, Leguminosas y Produc tos Derivados. Panificación y Confiteria. 
Pan. Requisitos  (Food technology. Cereals, pulses and derived products. Bakery and 
confectionery products. Bread. Requirements) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified text covers the following: Purpose; Definitions; 
Classification; Description; Characteristics, Physico-chemical and microbiological requirements; Sampling and inspection; Pack ing and packaging; Marking or labelling; 
Appendix. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To define the characteristics of and establish health standards for bread. G/TBT/N/PAN/38 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Revisión de Norma COPANIT 52-79, Especificaciones Generales de Etiquetado para 
Alimentos y Bebidas no Alcohólicas. Preenvasadas  (Revised version 
of Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards (COPANIT) Standard No. 52-79: General specifications for the labelling of pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages); 
- Normas COPANIT 207 y 220, Técnicas de Muestreo  (Panamanian Commission for 
Industrial and Technical Standards (COPANIT) Standards Nos. 207 and 220: Sampling techniques); 
- Norma Venezolana - COVENIN 226-88, Pan (Venezuelan Commission for Industrial 
Standards (COVENIN) Standard No. 226-88: Bread); 
- El Código Alimentario Español y su Desarrollo Normativo - Volumen XII - Harinas y 
Derivados - Pan y Panes Especiales  (Spanish Food Code and the regulatory 
development thereof - Volume XII - Flour and derivative products - Ordinary bread and special bread). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   25 April 2013 
12 July 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  25 March 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial 
Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro y calle El Paical, Edif. Plaza Edison, 3er Piso 
Panamá, Panamá Tel.: (+507) 560-0716 
Fax: (+507) 560-0721 
E-mail: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa