G/TBT/N/PAN/114  
20 April 2021 
(21-3360) 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:  
Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
Dirección Nacional de Farmacias y Drogas  (National Pharmacy and Drugs Directorate)  
Departamento de Registro  Sanitario  (Sanitary Registration Department)  
Address : Ancón Paseo del Gorgas Edificio 240  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 512 -9162 
Email: rejaen@minsa.gob.pa  
uperez@minsa.gob.pa  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency  or authority designated to handle comments 
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 (Directorate -General for Standards 
and Industrial Technology)  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716/(+507) 560 -0600, Ext. 5968  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
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 add ition, where applicable) : Products 
of the chemical industry ( ICS 71 .100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA) 71.01.35:21 Productos Cosméticos . Registro e 
Inscripción Sanitaria de Productos Cosméticos, 1era . Revisión  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 71.01.35:21 : Cosmetic products . Sanitary registration 
and authorization of cosmetic products, First revision) (12 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of cont ent: Purpose ; Scope; Reference documents ; Definitions ; Provisions 
on sanitary registration or authorization ; Requirements for the sanitary registration  or 
authorization of cosmetic products ; Content of the application for the registration of 
cosmetic produ cts; Subsequent changes to the sanitary registration or authorization of a 
cosmetic product ; Duration of the sanitary registration or authorization of cosmetic 
products ; Renewal of the sanitary registration or authorization of cosmetic products ; 
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  product ; Reasons for the cancellation of the sanitary registration or authorization of a 
cosmetic product ; Monitoring and verification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes the conditions 
and requirements for the sanitary registration or authorization of cosmetic products for 
marketing . This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the 
hotel trade ; Other. 
8. Relevant documents:  
- Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, as updated . List of substances prohibited in cosmetic products.  
- Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European  Parliament and of the 
Council, as updated . List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except 
subject to restrictions laid down.  
- Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, as updated . List of colorants allowed in cosmetic products.  
- Annex V to Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, as updated . List of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products.  
- Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European P arliament and of the 
Council, as updated . List of UV filters allowed in cosmetic products.  
- The information published by the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) in the USA and 
the European CosIng database shall also be recognized.  
9. Proposed date of adoption To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 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  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716/(+507) 560 -0600, Ext. 5968  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa  
Website: www.mici.gob.pa  
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