G/TBT/N/PAN/96  
21 February 2018  
(18-1131) 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. Alfaro y calle El Paical, Edificio Plaza Edison, 3er Piso, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0600/0716, Ext. 5963 or 5966  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa /mortega@mici.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): 
ICS number: 67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano 67.04.75:17 Prod uctos Lácteos.  Quesos Madurados.  
Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.75:17: Dairy 
products. Matured cheese. Specifications)  (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establish es the specifications to 
be met by matured cheese, as defined in Section 4 (Definitions) thereof. It also applies to 
matured cheese intended for direct human consumption or further processing in the 
territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and ration ale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human life and health.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 RTCA 67.01.33:06 Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  Buenas Prácticas 
de Manufactura. Principios Generales  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food and beverage industry. Good 
Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General principles) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.50:08 Alimentos.  Criterios Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de 
Alimentos  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08: Food 
products. Microbiological criteria for food safety) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.54:10 Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas.  Aditivos Alimentarios (Central G/TBT/N/PAN/96  
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  American Technical Regulatio n (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10: Processed foods and 
beverages. Food additives) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.01.07:10 Etiquetado General de los Alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10: 
General la belling of pre -packaged foods) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.01.60:10 Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10:  Nutrition labelling of pre -
packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children of over 
three years of age) (current version);  
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999. Recommended methods of analysis and sampling, and 
amendments thereto;  
 RTCA 67.04.65:12 Uso  de Términos Lecheros  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.65:12: Use of dairy terms) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.70:14 Productos Lácteos . Quesos. Especificaciones (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.70:14: Milk products. Cheese. 
Specifications) (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  
Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro y calle El Paical, Edif. Plaza Edison, 3er Piso, Panamá, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 560 -0600/0716, Ext. 5963 or 5966  
Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa /mortega@mici.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/  
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