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Notifying Member: PANAMA
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applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
Name
and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología
Industrial (Directorate-General for Standards and
Industrial Technology)
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro, Calle El Paical, Edificio
Plaza Edison, 3er Piso
Panamá, Panama
Tel.: (+507) 560-0716/(+507) 560-0600, Ext. 5965
Email: mtroescht@mici.gob.pa
Website: www.mici.gob.pa
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Notified under Article
2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national
tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Other
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de Ley N.030-21 "Que crea el Sistema de la
Infraestructura Nacional de la Calidad en la República de Panamá, deroga el
título II de la Ley 23 de 15 de julio de 1997 y dicta otras
disposiciones" (Draft Law No. 030-21
establishing the National Quality Infrastructure System in the Republic of
Panama, repealing Title II of Law No. 23 of 15 July 1997 and issuing other
provisions) (17 pages, in Spanish)
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Description of content: The notified text sets out the general provisions concerning the
National Quality Infrastructure System, the National Quality Council, the
Directorate-General of Quality Infrastructure, standardization and conformity
certification, technical regulations, accreditation and metrology, in
addition to miscellaneous provisions concerning sanctions and remedies,
transitional provisions and final provisions.
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Objective and rationale,
including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The notified text seeks to establish and develop the basis for
quality policy in the Republic of Panama, with a view to promoting economic
development, quality in the production of goods and services, and research
and innovation; increasing productive capacity; ensuring a process of
continual improvement in value chains; fostering international trade; facilitating
compliance with conformity assessment-related international agreements; and
protecting legitimate public interest objectives for the benefit of the
Panamanian population.
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Relevant documents:
Title II, Law No. 23 of 15 July 1997.
Law No. 52 of 11 December 2007 and Executive Decree No. 55 of 6 July 2006.
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Proposed date of
adoption: To be determined
Proposed
date of entry into force: To be determined
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Final date for comments:
60 days from notification
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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or
address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if
available, of other body:
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología
Industrial
Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro, Calle El Paical, Edificio
Plaza Edison, 3er Piso
Panamá, Panama
Tel.: (+507) 560-0716/(+507) 560-0600,
Ext. 5965
Email: mtroescht@mici.gob.pa
Website: www.mici.gob.pa
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