. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PAN/36
24 April 2001
(01-2058)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Salt for human consumption, tariff headings 25010010 and 25010030.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Provision binding on all countries and regions.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Executive Decree No. 20 of
2 March 2001, regulating Article 18 of Cabinet Decree 366 of 1969 on the country's salt
industry, as amended by Act 43 of 2000 (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Regulates the quantity of iodine to be contained in salt for human
consumption.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety, [     ] animal health,
[   ] plant protection, [     ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[   ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  Protection of human health
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify differences:  There are no deviations from international
standards or guidelines.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Available in Spanish
from the enquiry points notified by Panama.  Official Gazette 24,254 of 6 March 2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2 March 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  2 March 2001
11. Final date for comments:           
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 IndustryG/SPS/N/PAN/36
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12. 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
Address:  Edificio 253, Ancón, Panamá
P.O. Box 2048, Panamá 1
Tel.:  (507) 262-1671/262-2132
Fax:  (507) 262-2793/262-6568E-mail:  depa@sinfo.net
National notification authority:
National Directorate of International Trade Negotiations
Address:  Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edison Plaza, Piso N° 3
P.O. Box 378, Zona 3, Panamá
Tel.:  (507) 360-0690/0600/0700, Ext. 2326-2327-2328 and 2329
Fax:  (507) 360-0691
E-mail:  econcex@sinfo.net;  juconcex@sinfo.net