G/TBT/N/PAN/45  
11 June 2014  
(14-3379)  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  del Ministerio 
de Comercio e Industrias (Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology of 
the Ministry of Trade and Industry) (responsible for processing notifications) 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:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and Industry) 
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial del Ministerio de Comercio e 
Industrias (Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology of the Ministry of 
Trade and Industry) Panamá, República de Panamá 
Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro y Calle El Paical, Pl aza Edison, Tercer piso, Arriba del July Sport 
Tel.: +(507) 560-0716 / 560-0600 Ext. 2390; 2389 Fax: +(507) 560-0721 Email: dgnti@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 75.160.20 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Industria del 
Petróleo y Tecnologías Relacionadas. Fuel Oil Residual. Especificaciones (Oil industry and 
related technologies. Residual fuel oil. Specifications) (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: Objective; Scope; Physical and chemical characteristics; 
Sampling; Conformity assessment; Testing; Safety, environment and management; 
Transport; Reference documents. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the quality and technical 
requirements to be met by residual fuel oil consumed domestically in Panama and used in 
industry in general.  
8. Relevant documents: Decreto de Gabinete N° 36 de 17 de septiembre de 2003 y sus 
modificaciones, SNE-Establece una política nacional de hidrocarburos en la República de 
Panamá (Cabinet Decree No. 36 of 17 Septem ber 2003 and amendments thereto - 
Establishment of a national hydrocarbons policy in the Republic of Panama by the National Department of Energy (SNE)) G/TBT/N/PAN/45 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   - 
One month following publication 
10. Final date for comments:   
11. Texts available from: National enquiry po int [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias 
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial 
Panamá República de Panamá 
Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro y Calle El Paical, 
Plaza Edison, Tercer piso, Arriba del July Sport 
Tel.: +(507) 560-0716 / 560-0700 Ext. 2390; 2389 
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
Enquiry point: María Isabel Osorio 
Anibal Ortega 
Virginia Cajar 
Email: mosorio@mici.gob.pa  / anortega@mici.gob.pa  / evcajar@mici.gob.pa  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial 
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