G/TBT/N/PAN/41  
15 August 2013  
(13-4380)  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 telephon e and fax numbers, e-mail 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 wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.120.20 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Tecnología 
de los Alimentos. Aves y Huevos. Huevos de Gallina para Consumo  (Food technology. 
Poultry and eggs. Hens' eggs for consumption) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content: The notified text covers the following: Purpose and scope; 
Consultation documents; Grading; Requirements (general and specific); Microbiological 
criteria; Labelling; Reference documents; Conformity assessment (sampling); Monitoring, verification and control of implementation of the Regulation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The aim of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish the quality, 
safety, packaging and labelling requirements and specifications for domestic 
and imported eggs of hens of the species Gallus domesticus  for human consumption, 
offered to the end consumer, catering trade or industry in the country at the time of sale, 
irrespective of their production method. G/TBT/N/PAN/41 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Norma Técnica DGNTI-COPANIT 241-2013: Aves y Huevos de Gallina 
para Consumo  (Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial 
Technology-Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards (DGNTI-COPANIT) Technical Standard No. 241-2013: Chickens and hens' eggs for consumption); 
- Resolución del Ministerio de Salud 129 del 20 de febrero de 2004  
(Ministry of Health Resolution No. 129 of 20 February 2004); 
- Decreto Ejecutivo del Ministerio de Salud No. 352 de 10 de octubre de 2001  
(Ministry of Health Executive Decree No. 352 of 10 October 2001); 
- Decreto 81 de 31 de marzo de 2003 que modifica el Decreto 352 
de 10 de octubre de 2001  (Decree No. 81 of 31 March 2003 amending 
Decree No. 352 of 10 October 2001). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:  14 October 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  
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