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PanamaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Cheese and curd – Panama

Official title

Reglamento Técnico TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS. PRODUCTOS LÁCTEOS. QUESO NO MADURADO INCLUIDO QUESO FRESCO. ESPECIFICACIONES. (Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Unripened or uncured cheese, including fresh cheese. Specifications).

Panama notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 7 January 2026. The comment period closed on 8 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Cheese

HS codes
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 0406 Cheese and curd
Notifying member
Panama
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 7 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or Panama for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/PAN/95
Keywords
Food safety, Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 8 March 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 8 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/PAN/95; it can take them up with Panama.

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What the notification says

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Unripened or uncured cheese, including fresh cheese. Specifications; (7 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the technical and sanitary provisions for unripened or uncured cheese, including fresh cheese. They apply to the manufacturing, handling, distribution and marketing of these products.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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