G/SPS/N/PAN/60  
1 June 2017 
(17-2940) 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  y 
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  (Ministry of Health, Food Protection Depar tment, and 
Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
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) : International Classification for Standa rds (ICS) code 67.050  
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 RTCA 67.04.50:1 7 
Alimentos . Criterios microbiológicos para la inocuidad de los alimentos. (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:17 : "Food products . Microbiological criteria for 
food safety ") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 58 
6. Description of  content : The notified Regulation establishes the microbiological 
parameters and permissible limits for the registration and sanitary surveillance of food 
products . The provisions of this Regulation apply to all food products marketed in Central 
American c ountries.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] 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:   
9. Other relev ant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/PAN/60  
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  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 publica tion, 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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias  
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: +(507) 560 060 0, Ext. 5968, 5963 or 5964  
Email : mortega@mici.gob.pa or earias@mici.gob.pa  
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 Salu d/Departamento de Protección de Alimentos  
Antiguo Hospital Gorgas, Edificio 253, Ancón  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: +(507) 512 9180  
Email : ajdemeron@minsa.gob.pa or  catmacavity@yahoo.com  
Ministerio de Comercio e Industri as 
Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso  
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: +(507) 560 0600, Ext. 5968, 5963 or 5964  
Email : mortega@mici.gob.pa or earias@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/