G/TBT/N/PAN/44  
5 June 2014  
(14-3294)  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):   
2. Agency responsible: Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate-
General for Standards and Industrial Technology) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial del Ministerio de Comercio e 
Industrias (Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology, Ministry of 
Trade and Industry) 
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro 
Edificio Plaza Edison 3er Piso Panamá 
Panamá 
Fax: +(507) 560-0716, 560-0600, Ext. 2389, 2392 or 2391 Email: mosorio@mici.gob.pa  / mortega@mici.gob.pa  / evcajar@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/   
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 59.080.01 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTCA 
59.01.08:12 Textiles y Productos Textiles. Requisitos de Etiquetado  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 59.01.08:12: Textiles and textile products) (15 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the labelling 
requirements to be met by textiles and textile products. It applies to textiles and textile 
products marketed in the territory of the States Parties. 
Notes: 1. Electric blankets and leather goods are exempt from this Regulation. 
2. The labelling of used clothing must be in accordance with the domestic law of each 
State Party. 
3. Textiles and textile products that are cut to measure or produced at the request of the 
consumer are exempt from this Regulation. 
4. Examples of textiles and textile products covered by this Technical Regulation are 
included in Annex A (Informative). G/TBT/N/PAN/44 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents: This Standard is an adaptation of the Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-004 SCFI-1994, Commercial Information. Labelling of textile products, articles of 
apparel and clothing accessories. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point: 
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial 
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias 
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso Panamá 
Panamá 
Fax: (+507) 560-0721 Email: mosorio@mici.gob.pa  / mortega@mici.gob.pa  / evcajar@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/  
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