G/SPS/N/PAN/77  
19 February  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), Ministerio de 
Desarrollo Agropecuario  (MIDA) (National Directorate of Plant Health, 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) : Common pears ( Pyrus communis ); Asian pears ( Pyrus pyrifolia ); 
apples ( Malus domestica ), dates ( Phoenix dactylifera ); figs (Ficus carica ); plums and sloes 
(Prunus domestica ), 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 ; Canada ; Chile; China; Colombia ; 
France ; Germany ; Italy; New Zealand ; Peru; Poland ; Portugal ; Republic of Korea ; 
Spain; South Africa ; United States of America (Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, 
Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington) ; Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación (RFI), para 
consumo humano y/o transform ación: RFI Peras (Pyrus communis) origen de Estados 
Unidos de América (California, Florida, Idaho, Oregon, Washington), Argentina, Uruguay, 
Chile, Perú, España , Francia, Portugal, Polonia, China, Corea del Sur y Sudáfrica ; RFI 
Pera-manzana (Pyrus pyrifolia) origen de Estados Unidos de América (Washington, 
Oregon, California), Chile y China ; RFI Manzana (Malus domestica) origen de Estados 
Unidos de América (Washi ngton, Oregon, Florida, Idaho, California, Virginia, 
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Carolina del Norte), Canadá, Argentina, Chile, Perú, Italia, 
Francia, Polonia, Portugal, España, Alemania, China y Nueva Zelanda) ; RFI Dátiles 
(Phoenix dactylifera) origen de Esta dos Unidos de América (Arizona, California, Florida) y 
China ; RFI Higos (Ficus carica L.) origen de Estados Unidos de América (Florida, 
California), Colombia, Perú y China ; RFI Ciruelas y Endrinas (Prunus domestica) origen 
de Estados Unidos de América (Cal ifornia, Florida), Argentina, Chile, Colombia, España y 
Francia (Phytosanitary import requirements (PIR) for human consumption and/or 
processing : PIR Common pears ( Pyrus communis ) originating in the United States of 
America (California, Florida, Idaho, Ore gon, Washington), Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, 
Peru, Spain, France, Portugal, Poland, China, Republic of Korea and South Africa ; PIR 
Asian pears ( Pyrus pyrifolia ) originating in the United States of America (Washington, 
Oregon, California), Chile and China ; PIR Apples ( Malus domestica ) originating in the 
United States of America (Washington, Oregon, Florida, Idaho, California, Virginia, 
Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina), Canada, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Italy, France, 
Poland, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Ch ina and New Zealand) ; PIR Dates ( Phoenix 
dactylifera ) originating in the United States of America (Arizona, California, Florida) and 
China ; PIR Figs ( Ficus carica L. ) originating in the United States of America (Florida, 
California), Colombia, Peru and Chi na; PIR Plums and Sloes ( Prunus domestica ) G/SPS/N/PAN/77  
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  originating in the United States of America (California, Florida), Argentina, Chile, 
Colombia, Spain and France) 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 3 0 March 2 021, 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 PRI for common pears, Asian pears, apples, dates, plums and sloes, fresh and dried 
figs for human consumption and/or processing, originating in the countries ind icated in 
each PRI.  
In this regard, please find attached the 63 PRI for trading partners to 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 interna tional 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 : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 April 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  (Ministry of Agricultural Development)  
Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal , DNSV (National Directorate of Plant Health)  
Rio Tapia, Tocumen, apartado  081601611, Zona 5, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 504 4663  
Email:  prodriguez@mida.gob.pa  
 vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa  G/SPS/N/PAN/77  
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  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  (Ministry of Agricultural Development)  
Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal , DNSV (National Directorate of Plant Health)  
Rio Tapia, Tocumen, apartado 081601611, Zona 5, Panama  
Tel.: (+507) 504 4663  
Email:  prodriguez@mida.gob.pa  
 vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa