G/SPS/N/PAN/63  
14 August  2018 
(18-5103) 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, 
Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos  (Ministry of Health/Food Protection 
Department, Panamanian Food Safety Authority)  
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) : ICS number : 67.100.10  
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) 
67.04.76:18 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) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PAN/18_4360_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications 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 consumpti on 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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) CODEX STAN 207 -1999 Milk powders and cream 
powder  
[ ] 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. ): 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/PAN/63  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 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 version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos y  Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos 
Alimentarios  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutri cional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de tres 
años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
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 : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 13 October 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Departamento de Protección de Alimentos (Food Protection Department)  
Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health), Ancón, Avenida Gorgas, Edificio 253  
Panamá, Panamá,  
Tel.: (+507) 512 9180  
(+507) 512 9186  
Email : sabrinachen04@hotmail.com  
Website: http://www.minsa.gob.pa/  
 
Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos (Panamanian Food Safety Authority)  
Edificio Sun Tower, 2do . Piso Vía Ricardo J. A lfaro 
Panamá, Panamá  
Tel.: (+507) 522 0000  
Email : rborissoff@aupsa.gob.pa  
Website: http://www.aupsa.gob.pa/  
 
Full text available online at:  
https://www.mici.gob.pa/documentos/dgnti/DGNTI -RTCA -67047618.pdf