WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PAN/8
29 January 2002
(02-0422)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Not applicable.
In Panama, technical regulations are not prepared by local government; only the
Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology, a central government
authority, is so authorized.
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology -
DGNTI (responsible for processing notifications).
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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):   The environment. Water.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DGNTI-COPANIT
(Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology - Panamanian Commission
for Industrial and Technical Standards) Technical Regulation No. 39-2000.  Water.Discharge of Liquid Effluent Directly into Wastewater Collection Systems  (13 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Objective and Scope of Application, Definitions, Requirements,
Sampling, Testing, Appendix, Background Information.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment.
8. Relevant documents:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Water Works
Association (AWWA), Environmental Review - Chile, Sewage Treatment Manual (USA).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Immediately upon publication
Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediately
10. Final date for comments:  Immediately
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology (DGNTI)
Avda. Ricardo J. Alfaro / Calle El Paical, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3rd floor
Tel.: 360-0716, Fax: 360-0721, E-mail: dgnti@mici.gob.pa