G/SPS/N/PAN/61  
19 February  2018 
(18-1044) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PANAMA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Salud, Departamento de Protección de Alimentos 
(DEPA) (Ministry of Health, Food Protection Department)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS code 67.100.01 : Milk and dairy products in general  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 67.04.75:17 
Productos Lácteos . Quesos Madurados . Especificaciones  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.75:17 : Dairy products . Matured cheese . Specifications) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 7 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PAN/18_0956_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications  to 
be met by matured cheese, as defined in Section 4 (Definitions) thereof.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no , describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/PAN/61  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
- CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling, and 
amendments thereto;  
- CODEX STAN 193 -1995: General Standard for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed, and revisions thereof.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 20 April 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Salud, Departamento de Protección de Alimentos (DEPA)  
Antiguo Hospital Gorgas, Edificio 253, detrás del Instituto Oncológico  
Ancón Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (+507) 512 9180/9351  
Email : ajdemeron@minsa.gob.pa  
 schen@minsa.gob.pa  
 jftello@minsa.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.minsa.gob.pa/