G/TBT/N/PAN/99  
15 August  2018 
(18-5180) 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 Ministerio de 
Comercio e Industrias (Directorate -General for Standards and Industrial Technology, 
Ministry of Trade and Industry) Avenida Ricardo J. A lfaro, y calle El Paical, Edificio Plaza 
Edison, 3er Piso, Panamá . Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716, Ext. 5968/5964/5786 Email: 
dgnti@mici.gob.pa ; sabrinachen04@hotmail.com ; rborissoff@aupsa.gob.pa  
Website : http://www.mici.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:   
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 addition, where applicable) : 67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA) 67.04.76:18 Productos Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema 
(nata) en polvo . Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powder and cream powder . Specifications) (6 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
establishes the speci fications to be met by milk powder and cream powder that comply 
with the definition established in section 4 of the notified text.  
It also applies to milk powder and cream powder for direct human consumption or further 
processing in the territory of the St ates Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical  Regulation RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas 
procesados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios Generales  (current 
version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos 
para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current v ersion);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . 
Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version);  G/TBT/N/PAN/99  
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   Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current versio n); 
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 
Años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lech eros (current 
version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Six months after publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of 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:  
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias 
(Directorate -General for Standards and Ind ustrial Technology, Ministry of Trade and 
Industry)  
Avenida Ricardo J. A lfaro, y calle El Paical, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso, Panamá.  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0716, Ext. 5968/5964/5786  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa ; sabrinachen04@hotmail.com ; rborissoff@aupsa.gob.pa  
Website : http://www.mici.gob.pa/  
Text available at:  
https://www.mici.gob.pa/documentos/dgnti/DGNTI -RTCA -67047618.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/PAN/18_4357_ 00_s.pdf