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Beverages, spirits and vinegar – Panama

Technical Regulation Bottled Water. General Requirements (first revision) (Reglamento Técnico Agua Envasada. Requisitos Generales (primera revisión))

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Reglamento Técnico Agua Envasada. Requisitos Generales (primera revisión)

Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 March 2026. The comment period closed on 29 May 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Non-alcoholic beverages (ICS Code(s): 67.160.20)

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Bebidas no alcohólicas (Código(s) de la ICS: 67.160.20)

HS codes
  • 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
    • 2201 Waters, incl. natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or flavoured; ice and snow
    • 2202 Waters, incl. mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages (excl…
Notifying member
Panama
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 30 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or Panama for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/PAN/161
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 29 May 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 29 May 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/161; it can take them up with Panama.

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What the notification says

The notified technical regulation seeks to establish the conformity assessment procedure (CAP) for bottled water that is processed and marketed in, and imported into, the Republic of Panama.

Sources

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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