G/TBT/N/PAN/65
29 October 2014
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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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (Directorate-
General for Standards and Industrial Technology) (responsible for processing 
notifications) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority design ated 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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) codes 67.100 and 160.100.10 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Reglamento 
Técnico DGNTI - COPANIT 19-386-00, Tecnología de los Alimentos. Leche y Productos 
Lácteos. Leche Saborizada. Requisitos (Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial 
Technology-Panamanian Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards (DGNTI-COPANIT) Technical Regulation No. 19-386-00: Food technology. Milk and milk products. 
Flavoured milk. Requirements) (5 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Definition and classification; General requirements; Scope; Type of samples; 
Raw materials; Sampling techniques; Volume; Requirements; Product sampling; Analysis; Packaging; Labelling; Storage; and Transport.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   Protection of human life and health 
8. Relevant documents:    
• ICONTEC 1419, Leche Líquida con Sabores (Leche Pasteurizada Saborizada)  
(Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC) Standard 
No. 1419: Fluid milk with flavouring (Pasteurized flavoured milk)); 
• Codex Alimentarius, Abridged version, 1992;  
• ICAITI CAE/XXVI 34 192:91, Aditivo Alimentarios Permitidos para Consumo Humano  
(Central American Institute of Industrial Research and Technology (ICAITI) Standard 
No. CAE/XXVI 34 192:91:  Food additives permitted for human consumption); 
• Ley 1195 (Law No. 1195) of 3 December 1992; 
• Ley 60 (Law No. 60) of 2 December 1977; 
• Decreto ley 256 (Decree-Law No. 256) of 13 June 1962. G/TBT/N/PAN/65 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediately upon publication Immediately  
10. Final date for comments:   Immediately  
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 
Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro y calle El Paical, Edif. Plaza Edison, 3er Piso Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 
Tel.: (+507) 560-0716 
Fax: (+507) 560-0721 Email: dgnti@mici.gob.pa