G/SPS/N/PAN/74  
21 June 2023 
(23-4243) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PANAMA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Meat and meat products (ICS code(s) : 67.120.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento Técnico DG NTI 8 -2023. Carne y sus 
Derivados . Embutidos . Generalidades  (Technical Regulation DG NTI 8 -2023. Meat and 
meat products . Sausages . General aspects) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 
6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/PAN/23_10440_00_s.pdf  
6. Descri ption of content : The notified Regulation establishes definitions and general 
specifications for sausages for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
− CXS 89 -1981: Standard for Luncheon Meat  
− CXS 1 -1985: General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/PAN/74  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Norma COGUANOR NGO34 130 Carnes y Productos Cárnicos : Embutidos Crudos y 
Cocidos  
− Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE I NEN 056  Carne y Productos cárnicos  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 August 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Indu strial Technology)  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 0716  
         (+507) 560 0600, Ext. 5966  
Email:  dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
 jgallardo@mici.gob.pa  
Website: https://mici.gob.pa/dgnti -consulta -publica/  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National  Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology)  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 0716  
         (+507) 560 0600, Ext. 5966  
Email:  dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
 jgallardo@mici.gob.pa  
Website: https://mici.gob.pa/dgnti -consulta -publica/