. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PAN/40
21 November 2002
(02-6472)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health
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):  Flour and meal
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 021 of
5 February 2002 Prohibiting the Use of Potassium Bromate as an Additive in the PanamanianFood Industry.
6. Description of content:  This Resolution requires firms which import flour and meal to
submit a certificate issued by the health au thority of the country of origin and duly
authenticated in accordance with  the rules concerning foreign documents stating that the
product in question does not contain potassium bromate.
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There is no inconsistency with international
standards or guidelines.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Available in Spanish
from the enquiry points notified by Panama.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2 March 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force: 2 March 2002G/SPS/N/PAN/40
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12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Ministry of Health; National notification authority: Ministry of
Trade and Industry
13. Texts available from:  [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Texts available from the Enquiry points notified by Panama.
Authority designated to handle comments
Enquiry Point
Food  Protection Department
Edificio 253 Ancón, Republic of Panama
Tel:  (507) 262-1671
(507) 262-2132
Fax:  (507) 262-2793
 (507) 262-6568
P.O. Box 2048, Panama 1, Republic of Panama
E-mail:  depa1@psi.net.pa;
depa2@psi.net.pa
National notification authority
National Directorate of International Trade Negotiations
Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edison Plaza, 3rd floor
Tel.:  (507) 360-0690/0600/0700, Ext. 2326-2327-2328 and 2329
Fax:  (507) 360-0691P.O. Box 378, Zone 3, Panama, Republic of Panama
E-mail:  econcex@sinfo.net;
 juconcex@sinfo.net