G/TBT/N/PAN/130  
15 March  2024 
(24-2251) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PANAMA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Dirección  General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial , DGNTI (Directorate -General for 
Standards and Industrial Technology)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle co mments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso 
Panamá, Panama  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  / jgallardo@mici.gob.pa  
Website: www.mici.gob.pa  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Food 
products in general (ICS code : 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCA Etiquetado 
Nutricional d e Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la 
Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) on 
nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and 
children over 3 years of age) (50 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation sets out technical elements 
for the nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods for human consumption.  
The labelling of pre -packaged fresh foods is governed by  the domestic provisions of each 
State Party . The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to unprocessed foods or to 
processed products packaged in the presence of the consumer.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
- RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for c omments : 60 days from notification  
11. 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. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  / jgallardo@mici.gob.pa  
Website: www.mici.gob.pa  
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