G/SPS/N/PAN/71  
20 April 2021 
(21-3392) 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 : Agencia Panameña de Alimentos  (Panamanian Food Agency)  
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) : All food products and by -products for human and/or animal use and 
consumption  
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 : Ley 206 del 30 de marzo de 2021, "Que crea la Agencia 
Panameña de los Alimentos y deroga el Decreto Ley 11 de 2006, que crea la Autoridad 
Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos " (Law No. 206 of 3 0 March 2 021 establishing the 
Panamanian Food Agency and repealing Decree Law No. 11 of 2006 establishing the 
Panamanian Food Safety Authority) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PAN/21_2873_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the Panamanian Food Agency 
(hereinafter the APA) as a State entity, the purpose of which is to manage and verify the 
procedures for agro -industrial food production, as well as the export and import of food 
and its transit and trans -shipment, in compliance with animal health, plant h ealth, 
quarantine and safety standards and international trade rules.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/PAN/71  
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  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 : 
Document published in Electronic Official Journal No. 29253 of 3 1 March 2 021 (available 
in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Six months as from the date of publication 
in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publicat ion, 
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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 June 2 021 
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, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email add ress (if available) of other body:  
Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos (Panamanian Food Safety Authority)  
Ricardo J. A lfaro, Centro Comercial Sun Tower, 2do piso local #70  
Panamá, Republic of Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 522 0005  
Fax: (+507) 522 0014  
Email : aupsa@aupsa.gob.pa