G/TBT/N/PAN/102  
20 March 2019  
(19-1742) 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 prepared by local government ; only 
the Directorate -General for Standards and Industrial Technology, a National 
Standardization Body, 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)  
Agency same as above : Yes 
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro 
Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716, 560 -0700, Ext. 5967/5968  
Fax: (+507) 560 -0721 
Email: mortega@mici.gob.pa /dgnti@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 indicat ed 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) : 67.080.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico DGNTI -COPANIT 65 -2019, Primera Actualización, Tecnología de los 
Alimentos . Frutas, Hortalizas y Productos Derivados en General . Papas. Requisitos d e 
Calidad  (Draft Technical Regulation No. 65-2019 of the Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology - Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical 
Standards (DGNTI -COPANIT), First revision, Food technology . Fruits, vegetables and 
derived products in general . Potatoes . Quality requirements) (19 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to set forth 
definitions, classes, characteristics and quality requirements for the importation , 
marketing and distribution of fresh potatoes ( Solanum  sp.). 
Purpose ; scope; legal framework ; definitions ; symbols and abbreviations ; classification ; 
quality provisions ; requirements ; sampling ; test methods ; cooking test ; hygiene ; 
storage ; recommendations  for transport ; packaging and presentation ; labelling ; 
marketing ; conformity assessment procedures ; samples and analysis ; monitoring and 
control ; penalties and references.  G/TBT/N/PAN/102  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicabl e: Prevention of deceptive practices  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Proposed draft CODEX standard for ware potatoes (at Step 3) . 
• Norma Técnica Peruana . Tubérculo y Raíces . Papa Blanca . NTP 011.119 -1993.  
• Propuesta de Norma de Calidad para la Comercialización de la  papa-IMA 1995.  
• Norma de clasificación de la papa -IMA 198.  
• Norma Técnica Peruana . NTP 011 -119. Papa. Definiciones y Requisitos, 2010 -05-
26. 2da . Edición1 11 páginas.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 17 May 2 019 
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  (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology)  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Ave. Ricardo J. A lfaro y calle El Paical  
Edif. Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Tel.: (+507) 560 0716  
Fax: (+507) 560 0721  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa  
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