WTO notification · TBT
PanamaProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Executive Decree regulating Law 90 of 26 December 2017, on Medical Devices and related products and establishing other provisions, amended by Law 92 of 12 September 2019.
Decreto Ejecutivo Que reglamenta la Ley 90 de 26 de diciembre de 2017, Sobre Dispositivos Médicos y productos afines y dicta otras disposiciones, reformada por la Ley 92 de 12 de septiembre de 2019.
Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 December 2025. The comment period closed on 6 February 2026.
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Medical Devices, Biomedical Equipment and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices (DMDIV) and related products
Dispositivos Médicos, Equipos Biomédicos y Dispositivos Médicos de Diagnóstico In Vitro (DMDIV) y productos a fines
The comment period closed on 6 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/PAN/135; it can take them up with Panama.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified document establishes regulations relating to the manufacturing, packaging, importation, exportation, re-exportation, information, advertising, labelling, distribution, marketing, storage, use and final disposal of medical devices in Panama, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs).
Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.
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Panama notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 9 October 2026. Comments are open until 8 December 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PAN/120Comments until 8 December 2026
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 October 2026. Comments are open until 7 December 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/164Comments until 7 December 2026
WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Panama issued an addendum on 13 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/PAN/162. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 June…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/162/Add.1Comment period closed
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Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 July 2026. The comment period closed on 6 September 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/163Comment period closed
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