. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PAN/33 
8 February 2005 
 
 (05-0510) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   N O T  
APPLICABLE.  In Panama, technical regulations  are not prepared by local governments;  
only the Directorate-General of Standards a nd Industrial Technology, a central government 
agency, is authorized in this regard. 
2. Agency responsible:   DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF STANDARDS AND 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (responsible for processing notifications).   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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):   Construction Materials 
(ICS: 91.100.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Directorate-General 
of Standards and Industrial Technology – Panamanian Commission for Industrial and 
Technical Standards (DGNTI-COPANIT) Techni cal Regulation No. 86-2004.  Construction 
Materials and Building.  Cement Handling and Use (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   Scope, field of application, cement classification, chemical and 
physical composition of cement, quality cont rol, acceptance/rejection criteria, cement 
ex-works, cement transport and storage, on-s ite use of cement, requirements for cement 
importation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 The objective of this Regulation is to establish the physical and performance 
requirements for Portland cements, as we ll as requirements governing the packaging, 
transport, storage and use of such cements in the Republic of Panama. 
 Rationale:  protection of human health and safety. G/TBT/N/PAN/33 
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 8. Relevant documents:    
- American Society for Testing and Materi als ASTM C91 or equivalent.  Standard 
 Specification for Masonry Cement. 
- ASTM C150 or equivalent.  Standa rd Specification for Portland Cement. 
- ASTM C595 or equivalent.  Standard  Specification for Blended Hydraulic 
 Cements. 
- ASTM C1157 or equivalent.  Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic 
 Cement. 
- DNTI-COPANIT Standard No. 5 Portland Cement.  Specifications. - DNTI-COPANIT Standard No. 12 Cement.  Definitions. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }15 February 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   Immediately 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  
Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro y calle El Paical 
Edificio Plaza Edison Tercer piso Panama  Tel.:  +507 360-0716 
Fax:  + 507 360-0721 
E-mail:  dgnti@mici.gob.pa