G/TBT/N/PAN/86  
8 July 2016  
(16-3686)  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 regulations are not prepared 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) 
Agency same as above: Yes 
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro 
Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso Panamá, Panamá 
Tel.: (+507) 560-0716, 560-0600, Ext.2389/2392 
Fax: (+507) 560-0721 Email: mortega@mici.gob.pa /dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa  
Name and address (including telephon e 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): 67.080.01 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Reglamento 
Técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 52-2016, Primera Actualización, Tecnología de los Alimentos. 
Frutas, Hortalizas y Productos Derivados en General. Cebolla. Requisitos de Calidad  
(Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology - Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards (DGNTI-COPANIT) Technical Regulation 
No. 52-2016 First revision. Food technology. Fruits, vegetables and derived products in 
general. Onions. Quality requirements) (20 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
quality requirements to be met by fresh onions ( Allium cepa  L.) from the Alliaceae family 
for consumption and marketing. 
Purpose; Reference documents; Definitions; Provisions on quality; Sampling; Test 
methods; Hygiene; Storage; Transportation recommendations; Packaging and presentation; Labelling; Conformity assessment procedures; Administrative provisions and technical references. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Legitimate objectives: Prevention of misleading practices. G/TBT/N/PAN/86 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Técnica Ecuatoriana NTE INEN 1746: 2012, Hortalizas Frescas. Cebollas de 
Bulbo. Requisitos. (Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1746:2012: Fresh 
vegetables. Onions, bulbs. Requirements) 
 Reglamento Técnico RTCR 69:2000. Cebolla Seca  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
RTCR 69:2000: Dried onion) 
 Reglamento Técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 3-421-98 Metrología. Contenido Neto de 
Preempacados. Requisitos (Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial 
Technology-Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards 
(DGNTI-COPANIT) Technical Regulation No. 3-421-98 Metrology. Net Contents of 
Pre-Packaged Products. Requirements) 
 http://www.fao.org/wairdo cs/x5403s/x5403s0a.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be established 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 7 September 2016 
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:  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial 
Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro 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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