G/TBT/N/PAN/ 94 
 
 
8 June 2017  
(17-3044) 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 Standards 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)  
Ave. Ricar do J. Alfaro y calle El Paical  
Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.:  (+507) 560-0600/0716, Exts. 5963/5964/5968  
Email:   tfernandez@mici.gob.pa /earias@mici.gob.pa   
Website:  http://www.mici.gob.pa  
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:   
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):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code  29.160.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the no tified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico DGNTI -COPANIT 91 -2017, Eficiencia energética de Motores de corriente alterna, 
trifásicos, de inducción, tipo jaula de ardilla, en potencia nominal de 0,746 kW a 373 kW. 
Marcado  (Technical Regulation No.  91-2017 of the Directorate -General for Standards and 
Industrial Technology and Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards 
(DGNTI -COPANIT) : Energy efficiency of three-phase squirrel -cage AC induction motors with 
a rated output of 0.746 kW to 373 kW . Marking) (9 pages, in Spanish)   
6. Description of content:  Purpose; Scope; References; Specifications; Test method; 
Marking ; Sampling; Acceptance criteria ; Conformity assessment; Monitoring ; Penalties ; 
and Bibliography . 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified Technical Regulation establish es the minimum energy efficiency 
ratings  and required motor nameplate information  for three -phase  squirrel -cage electric AC 
induction motors with a rated output of 0.7 46 kW to 373 kW , enclosed or open types , with 
a view to preventing misleading practices .  G/TBT/N/PAN/ 94 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -016-ENER -2010 "Eficiencia energética de motores de 
corriente alterna, trifásicos, de inducción, tipo jaula de ardi lla, en potencia nominal 
de 0,746 a 373 kW. Límites, método de prueba y marcado " (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-016-ENER -2010 " Energy efficiency of three -phase squirrel -cage AC 
induction motors with a rated output of 0.746 kW to 373 kW. Limits, test method  
and marking" ); 
 Proyecto de Norma Técnica DGNTI -COPANIT 512:2017 "Eficiencia Energética en 
Motores de corriente alterna, trifásicos, de inducción, tipo jaula de ardilla, en 
potencia nominal de 0,746 kW a 373 kW. Límites y métodos de prueba " (Draft 
Technica l Standard No.  512:2017  of the Directorate -General for Standards and 
Industrial Technology and Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical 
Standards (DGNTI -COPANIT): "Energy efficiency of three-phase squirrel -cage AC 
induction motors with a rated ou tput of 0.746 kW to 373 kW. Limits and  test 
method s").  
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:  7 August 2017 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers  and email and website addresses, 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 -0600/0716, Exts. 5963/5964/5968  
E-mail:  tfernandez@mici.gob.pa /earias@mici.gob.pa   
Website:  www.mici.gob.pa  
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