G/SPS/N/PAN/57  
11 March 2014  
(14-1468)  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: Departamento de Protección de Alimentos del Ministerio de Salud  
(Food Protection Department of the Ministry of Health) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.01 
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: RTCA 67.04.70:14 Productos Lácteos . Quesos. 
Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regu lation (RTCA) No. 67.04.70:14: Milk 
products. Cheese. Specifications) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general 
specifications to be met by cheese, as defined in Section 4 thereof. It applies to cheese for 
direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: This 
Technical Regulation is a partial adoption of CODEX STAN 283-1978: Codex general standard for cheese. G/SPS/N/PAN/57 
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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 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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Departamento de Protección de Alimentos del Ministerio de Salud 
Panamá, República de Panamá 
Avenida Ancón, detrás del Instituto Oncológico (Edificio del Antiguo Hospital Gorgas) 
Tel.: (+507) 512 9200/9265 Contact points: Anais Vargas 
 Dr Freshny Rodríguez 
Email: arvargas@minsa.gob.pa  frodriguez@minsa.gob.pa Website:  http://www.minsa.gob.pa