G/SPS/N/PAN/78  
8 March  2024 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PANAMA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal  (DNSV) (National Directorate 
of Plant Health), Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario  (MIDA) (Ministry of Agricultural 
Development)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers s hould be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Grapes ( Vitis vinifera  L.); Chestnuts ( Castanea sativa ); Hazelnuts 
(Corylus avellana ); Macadamia nuts ( Macadamia integrifolia  and Macadamia tetraphylla ); 
Cashew nuts ( Anacardium occidentale  L.); Walnuts ( Juglans regia  L.); Pistachio nuts 
(Pistacia vera  L.); Quinces ( Cydonia oblanga ); Cherries ( Prunus avium ); Palm nuts and 
kernels ( Elais guineensis ); Almonds ( Amygdalus communis = Prunus dulcis ); Brazil nuts 
(Bertholletia excelsa ), fresh and/or dried  for human consumption and/or processing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina ; Chile; China; Colombia ; Costa Rica ; El 
Salvador ; India; Italy; Lebanese Republic ; Mexico; Peru; Spain; United States of 
America (California, Florida, Washington)  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación (RFI), para 
consumo humano y/o transformación : RFI Uvas (Vitis viní fera L.) origen de Estados Unidos 
de América (California, Florida, Washington), Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, España, 
Italia, México, Perú ; RFI Castañas (Castanea sativa) origen de Estados Unidos de América 
(California), Italia y China ; RFI Nueces de avellana (Corylus avellana) origen de Estados 
Unidos de América, España y República Libanesa ; RFI Nueces de Macadamia (Macadamia 
integrifolia y Macadamia tetraphylla) origen de Colombia, Costa Rica y República Libanesa ; 
RFI Nueces de Marañon (Anacardium oc cidentale L.) origen de Estados Unidos de América 
(California, Florida), República Libanesa, India, El Salvador, China ; RFI Nueces de Nogal 
(Juglans regia L.) origen de Estados Unidos de América (California, Florida), Chile y 
República Libanesa ; RFI Nueces  de Pistachos (Pistacia Vera L.) origen de Estados Unidos 
de América (California, Florida), Chile y República Libanesa ; RFI Membrillos (Cydonia 
oblanga) origen de Estados Unidos de América (California, Florida) ; RFI Cerezas (Prunus 
avium) origen de Estados  Unidos de América (California, Florida, Washington), Argentina, 
China, Chile, España ; RFI Nueces y Almendras de Palma Aceitera (Elais guineensis) origen 
de Costa Rica ; RFI Almendras (Amygdalus communis = Prunus dulcis) origen de Estados 
Unidos de América (California, Florida), China, Chile, España, República Libanesa ; RFI 
Nueces del Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa) origen de Estados Unidos de América (California, 
Florida).  (Phytosanitary import requirements (PIR), for human consumption and/or 
processing : PIR Grapes ( Vitis vinifera  L.) originating in the United States of America 
(California, Florida, Washington), Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Spain, Italy, Mexico, 
Peru; PIR Chestnuts ( Castanea sativa ) originating in the United States of America 
(California), Italy and China ; PIR Hazelnuts ( Corylus avellana ) originating in the United 
States of America, Spain and the Lebanese Republic ; PIR Macadamia nuts ( Macadamia 
integrifolia  and Macadamia tetraphylla ) originating in Colombia, Costa Rica and the G/SPS/N/PAN/78  
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  Lebanese Republic ; PIR Cashew nuts ( Anacardium occidentale  L.) originating in the United 
States of America (California, Florida), the Lebanese Republic, India, El Salvador, China ; 
PIR Walnuts ( Juglans regia  L.) originating in the United States of America ( California, 
Florida), Chile and the Lebanese Republic ; PIR Pistachio nuts ( Pistacia vera  L.) originating 
in the United States of America (California, Florida), Chile and the Lebanese Republic ; PIR 
Quinces ( Cydonia oblanga ) originating in the United States of America (California, Florida) ; 
PIR Cherries ( Prunus avium ) originating in the United States of America (California, 
Florida, Washington), Argentina, China, Chile, Spain ; PIR Palm nuts and kernels ( Elais 
guineensis ) originating in Costa Rica ; PIR Almonds  (Amygdalus communis = Prunus dulcis ) 
originating in the United States of America (California, Florida), China, Chile, Spain, the 
Lebanese Republic ; PIR Brazil nuts ( Bertholletia excelsa ) originating in the United States of 
America (California, Florida)) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages:  
https://mida.gob.pa/requisitos -fitosanitarios -para-importacion -sv/ 
6. Description of content : Pursuant to the statutory powers granted to the Ministry of 
Agricultural Development (MIDA) by Law No.  206 of 30  March  2021, which establishes the 
Panamanian Food Agency (APA), the National Directorate of Plant Health of MIDA hereby 
notifies the phytosanitary authorities of its trading partners that it has updated the PIRs for 
grapes, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, cashew nuts, walnuts, pistachio nuts, 
cherries, quinces, palm nuts and kernels, almonds and Brazil nuts, fresh and/or dried for 
human consumption and/or processing, originating in the countries indicated in each PIR.  
In this regard, please find attached th e 51 PIRs so that the trading partners specified 
under point  4 may make any comments they consider necessary, to be sent to the 
following email address: vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM No. 20: 
Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
[ ] 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:  
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  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 May 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if G/SPS/N/PAN/78  
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  availab le) of other body:  
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario  
Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal  (DNSV)  
Rio Tapia, Tocumen, apartado 081601611, Zona 5, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 504 4663  
Email:  prodriguez@mida.gob.pa  
 vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario  
Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal  (DNSV)  
Rio Tapia, Tocumen, apartado 081601611, Zona 5, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 504 4663  
Email:  prodriguez@mida.gob.pa  
 vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa