A statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry reads:

SUPERMARKETS IN OCTOBER TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, ANNOUNCES MINISTER QUIJANO
MICI 07/19/12 A change in the weights and measurement system will apply from October in various supermarkets throughout the country, "it is a simple issue of conversion and will not increase prices at any time", said the Minister of Commerce and Industries, Ricardo Quijano.

The statements from the minister came at a time when the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the National Council of Metrology will begin implementing this year Law 52 of 11 December 2007 laying down general principles and provisions for metrological activities in Panama.

In 2007 Panama adopted the International System of Units to be officially used in the country, but its implementation will begin in December 2012 on a mandatory basis, replacing the English system for measuring quantities and weights.

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