G/SPS/N/PAN/82  
22 April 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 sho uld be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Fava beans ( Vicia faba , Vicia sp.); soya beans ( Glycine max ); 
kiwifruits ( Actinidia chinensis , Actinidia deliciosa ); durians ( Durio zibethinus ), 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 ; Bolivia, Plurinational State of ; Brazil; 
Canada ; Chile; China; France ; Italy; Malaysia ; New Zealand ; Nicaragua ; Paraguay ; 
Peru; Spain; Thailand ; United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación (RFI), para 
consumo humano y/o transformación : RFI Habas (Vicia faba , Vicia sp.) origen de Estados 
Unidos de América (California, Wisconsin y Washington), Perú, España y Tailandia ; RFI 
Soya (Glycine max) origen de Estados Unidos de América (Luisiana y California), Canadá, 
Nicaragua, Brasil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Es paña, Italia y China ; RFI Kiwis (Actinidia 
chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa) origen de Estados Unidos de América (California y Florida), 
Italia, España, Francia, Nueva Zelanda y Chile ; RFI Duriones (Durio zibethinus) origen de 
Tailandia, Malasia y China  (Phytosanitary import requirements (PIRs), for human 
consumption and/or processing : PIR fava beans ( Vicia faba , Vicia sp.) originating in the 
United States of America (California, Wisconsin and Washington), Peru, Spain and 
Thailand ; PIR soya beans ( Glycine max ) originating in the United States of America 
(Louisiana and California), Canada, Nicaragua, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Spain, 
Italy and China ; PIR kiwifruits ( Actinidia chinensis , Actinidia deliciosa ) originating in the 
United States of America  (California and Florida), Italy, Spain, France, New Zealand and 
Chile; PIR durians ( Durio zibethinus ) originating in Thailand, Malaysia and China) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages:  
https://mida.gob.pa/requisitos -fitosanitarios -para-importacion -sv/ 
6. Description of content : The notified document informs the phytosanitary authorities of 
Panama's trading partners that, 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 has 
updated the PIRs for fava beans,  soya beans, kiwifruits and durians, fresh and/or dried for 
human consumption and/or processing , originating in the countries indicated in each PIR.  
In this regard, please find attached the 2 8 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 . G/SPS/N/PAN/82  
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  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 : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 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, MIDA  
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 n umber and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario, MIDA  
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