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G/AG/N/PAN/26 
3 September 2012 
 (12-4741) 
Committee on Agriculture Original: Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 21 June 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Panama .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the year  2011 . 
 
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  PANAMA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
----- ---- "de minimis" 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  PANAMA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2)    
 Ministry of Agricultural Development1
Establishes general policy for the agricultu re sector;  provides technical assistance 
for the country's producers;  is responsible for pest control and sanitary surveillance 
at the domestic level and for agricultural exports;  and establishes the basis for 
running the sector in general. 52,599,365.00 MIDA-DPS 
Research 
Paragraph 2(a) Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP) 
The IDIAP develops, implements and promotes mechanisms and instruments that 
guarantee and facilitate timely access to new technologies, goods and scientific and 
other services, derived from research and adaptation work, with a view to developing 
the country's agricultural production. 2,316,166.72 IDIAP 
Pest and disease control 
Paragraph 2(b) Screwworm eradication and control 
Eradication of the screwworm fly;  esta blishment and maintenance of a control 
barrier and the release of sterile screwwor m flies in Panama through the plant in 
operation. 10,777,147.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Health campaigns for prevention, treatment (toxicology and diseases), 
standardization and integrated pest management 
General plant and animal health campaigns, including payments for sanitary 
slaughter with a view to the eradication of bovine tuberculosis from the 
Bocas del Toro area, a traceability system , a diagnostic system, a monitoring 
system and a disease eradication programme.  626,467.00 MIDA-DPS  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Training services 
Paragraph 2(c) Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop 
promotion, use of accessible techno logy and environmental protection 
Fostering of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural households through 
self-production of food.  Income improvement programmes and rural employment creation programmes.  Pr ogrammes for the development of rural communities 
through agro-tourism, participatory development and rural modernization. 12,602,404.00 MIDA-DPS 
Extension and advisory services 
Paragraph 2(d) Farming promotion and technological development programmes 
Development of controlled-environment farming, improvement of established 
plantations and dissemination of technology to goat breeders through training, 
transfer of technology, visits and dem onstrations of production activities.  
Administrative and business  self-management coaching  for groups of producers, 
and business and market information services.  10,461,670.58 MIDA-IMA 
Inspection services 
Paragraph 2(e) General inspection, diagnostic and standardization services programmes 
Bioburden monitoring programmes for the purpose of disease screening, as well as 
diagnostic centres, phytosanitary surveillan ce, certification, and traceability systems. 560,771.00 MIDA 
Marketing and promotion services 
Paragraph 2(f) Irrigation programmes 
Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including the construction, rehabilitation, 
maintenance and repair of hydraulic stru ctures and conduits, and acquisition of 
pumping equipment for irrigation systems for public use.  Includes funding of the 
Barú, Río Sereno, La Playita and Remigio Rojas irrigation works. 1,671,142.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Promotion programmes:  Agricultural Marketing Institute 
Modernization of the Open Fairs Programme to improve producers' direct marketing 
of agricultural production, pr oviding access to points of sale, logistical support, 
collection centres (stall awnings, shelving, freezers, scale weights,  vehicles, lorries, 
lifting devices, etc.), agro-industrial services (storage, drying, milling, packing, etc.) 
and a cold chain. 2,091,063.34 IMA 
 Rehabilitation of other infrastructure 
Rehabilitation and equipping of public infr astructure with a view to providing 
producer support, e.g. cleaning and adaptation of silos and cold storage facilities to 
help producers with produce storage. 2,900,477.62 IMA 
Infrastructural services 
Paragraph 2(g) Programme to modernize and strength en regions and outreach agencies 
Provision of supplementary equipment and rehabilitation of MIDA regional 
agencies.  Rehabilitation of storage facilities.  Power generation systems, etc.  5,566,223.62 MIDA-IMA  
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 Production road programmes 
Rehabilitation of rural roads in national agricultural areas, with the construction 
of ditches and roads and spraying of selected materials. 653,995.00 MIDA-DPS 
Payments for relief from natural 
disasters (Annex 2, paragraph 8)    
 Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24 
Financial assistance programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to 
agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other 
contingencies. 2,444,100.30 MIDA-FECC 
 National Emergency Plan 
Compensation programme for damage to farms caused by adverse weather 
conditions. 616,694.70 MIDA 
Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids (Annex 2, paragraph 11)    
 Cattle improvement programme 
Large-scale bovine breeding stock replacement scheme and establishment of a 
bovine reproduction laboratory to acceler ate improvement of herd productive 
capacity and improve the quality of bovine meat and meat products on domestic and 
international markets. 1,065,441.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Goat genetic improvement programme in Panama 
Programme to improve the quantity and quality of the ovicaprid population in 
Panama through genetic, nutritional and zootechnical improvement, thereby offering a real alternative to small and medium-si zed producers interested  in the development 
of this activity. 76,684.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Agricultural processing programme - Law No. 25 
Direct non-refundable support covering part of the technological investment in 
agricultural processing with a view to overcoming structural weaknesses in the 
relevant production chain. 5,882,911.00 MIDA-OTA  
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reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 Agricultural competitiveness programme 
Direct support at a percentage of the inve stment made by the producer with bank or 
cooperative financing, with a view to increasing the productivity of agricultural 
activities in order to consolidate existing production.  Investment assistance and 
support geared towards the use of private sp ecialized technical services that generate 
technological changes, improvements to  the marketing of produce and business 
management for agricultural producers, including risk management through 
insurance for productive hectar es and other vulnerabilities. 4,459,199.49 MIDA-FPCA 
 
 
MIDA-DPS: Information supplied by the Sectoral Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Agricultural Development. 
OTA: Information supplied by the Agricultu ral Processing Office (Law No. 25). 
BDA: Information supplied by the Agricultural Development Bank. 
FPCA: Information supplied by the Trust Office fo r the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme. 
IDIAP: Information supplied by th e Agricultural Research Institute. 
IMA: Information supplied by the Agricultural Marketing Institute. 
1  General services:  figures refer to the annual operating budget in balboas of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, as re gistered by the Sectoral Pl anning Directorate in the 
fiscal year 2011. 
Note: Figures for other components refer to the investment budget in balboas of the Ministry of Agricultural Development and ot her agricultural sector bodies, as implemented 
in the fiscal year 2011 by programme and project. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  PANAMA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment - Special and D ifferential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Agricultural credit and loan programme:  
Generally available loans to small-scale producers with an annual income not exceeding 
US$100,000.  The programme funds the banking 
system's loan portfolio in order to extend softer 
loans to the agricultural sector. 25,218,672.82 Banking Supervisory Authority:  Special 
Interest Compensation Fund (FECI) 
 
Prepared by the National Directorate for the Administration of International Trade Treaties and Trade Protection (DINATRADEC) o f the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MICI) 
on the basis of information supplied by the Banking Supervisory Authority. 
Note: Exchange rate: US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa. 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  PANAMA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products (including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AM S (from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
(balboas) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
1 2 3 4 
Industrial tomatoes 164,000.48  …. "de minimis"1 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of th e Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
 
Note: Exchange rate:  US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa. 
 
1 The total gross value of industrial tomato production in 2011 amounted to B/. 7,632,772 at market prices. 
 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:6 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  PANAMA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Fixed 
reference 
price Eligible 
production 
(kilos) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(balboas) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Industrial 
tomatoes1 2011 Direct payment 
for price 
differential   7,439,013  164,000.48  --- 164,000.48 MIDA-DINAG 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of th e Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
 
1 The budgetary outlay of B/.164,000.48 is the result of price support of B/.1.00 per quintal to producers with yields of more t han 750 quintals per cultivated hectare. 
 
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