G/SPS/N/PAN/79  
25 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 should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Dried quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ), linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ), 
lentils ( Lens culinaris ), chia ( Salvia hispánica ), oat ( Avena sativa ), sesame ( Sesamum 
indicum ) and annatto ( Bixa orellana ) 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 ; Plurinational State of Bolivia ; Canada ; 
Chile; China; Colombia ; Ecuador ; Guatemala ; India; Italy; Kenya; Mexico; 
Nicaragua ; Paraguay ; Peru; Russian Federation ; South Africa ; Spain; Türkiye ; 
Ukraine ; United States of America (Idaho and Wisconsin)  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación (RFI), para 
consumo humano y/o transformación : RFI Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa) origen de 
Estados Unidos de América (Idaho), España, Italia, México, Colombia, Bolivia, Perú y 
Paraguay ; RFI Linaza (Linum usitatissimum) origen de Estados Unidos de América, 
Canadá, México, Argentina, España y China ; RFI Lentejas (Lens  culinaris) origen de 
Estados Unidos de América, Canadá, México, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, España, Italia, 
China, Rusia, Sudáfrica, Turquía y Ucrania ; RFI Chia (Salvia hispánica) origen de México, 
Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Perú, Paraguay y Argentina ; RFI Avena (Avena sativa) origen 
de Estados Unidos de América (Wisconsin), Canadá, Argentina y Chile ; RFI 
Ajonjolí/Sesamo (Sesamum indicum) origen de Estados Unidos de América, Guatemala, 
España, China e India ; RFI Achiote (Bixa orellana) origen Estados U nidos de América, 
México, Guatemala, Perú y Kenia  (Phytosanitary import requirements (PIR), for human 
consumption and/or processing : PIR Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) originating in the 
United States of America (Idaho), Spain, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivi a, Peru and 
Paraguay ; PIR Linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ) originating in the United States of America, 
Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Spain and China ; PIR Lentils ( Lens culinaris ) originating in the 
United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Ar gentina, Spain, Italy, 
China, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye and Ukraine ; PIR Chia ( Salvia hispánica ) originating in 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay and Argentina ; PIR Oat ( Avena sativa ) 
originating in the United States of America (Wisco nsin), Canada, Argentina and Chile ; PIR 
Sesame ( Sesamum indicum ) originating in the United States of America, Guatemala, 
Spain, China and India ; PIR Annatto ( Bixa orellana ) originating in the United States of 
America, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru and Kenya) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages:  
https://mida.gob.pa/requisitos -fitosanitarios -para-importacion -sv/ G/SPS/N/PAN/79  
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  6. Description of content : Pursuant to the statutory powers granted to the Ministry of 
Agricultural Development (MIDA) by Law No. 206 of 3 0 March 2 021 establishing 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 
dried quinoa, linseed, lentils, chia, oat, sesame and annatto for human consumption 
and/or processing, originating in the countries indicated in each PIR . In this re gard, please 
find attached the 48  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 seri al 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 phyt osanitary 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, a nd/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2 024 
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:  
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario  
Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal (DNSV)  
Rio Tapia, Tocumen, apartado 081601611, Z ona 5, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 504 4663  
Email:  prodriguez@mida.gob.pa  
vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa  G/SPS/N/PAN/79  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax num ber 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