G/AG/N/PAN/28  
2 October 2013  
(13-5306)  Page: 1/8  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 24 July 2013, is bein g 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 2012 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
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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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year 
in question 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2) Ministry of Agricultural Development:1 Establishes general policy for the agriculture 
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. 61,464,412.00  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. 3,310,239.48
 IDIAP 
 Pest and disease control  
paragraph 2(b) Screwworm eradication and control 
Eradication of the screwworm fly; establishment and maintenance of a control 
barrier and the release of sterile screwworm flies in Panama through the plant 
in operation. 6,963,632.00  
 MIDA-DPS 
 
                                               
1 General services: figures refer to the annu al operating budget in balboas of the Mini stry of Agricultural Development, as reco rded by the Sectoral Planning Directorate 
in the fiscal year 2012.   
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- 4 - Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year 
in question 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 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 eradicat ion of bovine tuberculosis from the 
Bocas del Toro area, a traceability system, a diagnostic system, a monitoring system and a disease eradication programme. 1,518,164.00
 MIDA-DPS 
 Training services 
 paragraph 2(c) Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop 
promotion, use of accessible technology 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. Programmes for the development of rural communities through agro-tourism, participatory development and rural modernization. 11,260,554.00
 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 demonstrations of production activities. 
Administrative and business self-management coaching for groups of producers, 
and business and market information services. 13,087,225.00
 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 surveillance and certification. 493,214.00  MIDA 
 Marketing and promotion 
 services paragraph 2(f) Promotion programmes: Agricultural Marketing Institute 
Modernization of direct agricultural production by producers, providing 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. 3,368,084.00
 
 MIDA-DPS 
   
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- 5 - Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year 
in question 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 Infrastructural services 
 paragraph 2(g) Programme to modernize and strengthen regions and outreach agencies 
Provision of supplementary equipment and re habilitation of MIDA regional agencies. 
Rehabilitation of storage facilities. Power generation systems, etc. 3,552,972.00  
 MIDA-DPS 
 
 Production road programmes 
Rehabilitation of rural roads in national agricultural areas, with the construction 
of ditches and roads and spraying of selected materials. 
Irrigation programmes 
Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including the construction, rehabilitation, 
maintenance and repair of hydraulic structures and conduits, and acquisition 
of pumping equipment for irrigation systems for public use. Remigio Rojas, Rio Sereno irrigation system, Altos de Bambito irrigation system and construction 
of the Tonosí irrigation system. 
Rehabilitation of other infrastructure 
Rehabilitation and equipping of public infrastructure with a view to providing 
producer support, e.g. cleaning and adaptation of silos and cold storage facilities 
to help producers with produce storage. 2,221,995.00  
17,809,940.00  
965,250.18  MIDA-DPS 
MIDA-DPS 
IMA 
(f) 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. 
National Emergency Plan 
Compensation programme for damage to farms caused by adverse 
weather conditions. 1,592,327.58  
367,305.60  
 MIDA-FECC 
MIDA   
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- 6 - Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year 
in question 
(balboas) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(i) 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 accelerate improvement of herd productive 
capacity and improve the quality of bovine meat and meat products on domestic and international markets. 
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-sized producers interested in the 
development of this activity. 810,721.00 
32,106.00 MIDA-DPS 
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. 3,848,407.49 MIDA-OTA 
 Agricultural competitiveness programme 
Direct support at a percentage of the investment 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 specialized 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 hectares and other vulnerabilities. 2,350,870.01 MIDA-FPCA 
MIDA-DPS: Information supplied by the Sectoral Planning Di rectorate of the Ministry of  Agricultural Development. 
OTA: Information supplied by the Agricult ural Processing Office (Law No. 25). 
BDA: Information supplied by the Agricultural Development Bank. 
FPCA: Information supplied by the Trust Office for the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme. 
IDIAP: Information supplied by the Agricultural Rese arch Institute. 
IMA: Information supplied by the Ag ricultural Marketing Institute. 
 Note:  Figures for other components refer to  the investment budget in balboas of the Mi nistry of Agricultural Development and o ther agricultural sector bodies, 
as implemented in the fiscal year 2012 by programme and project.   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(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(1) 111,767.03 - " de minimis " 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy O ffice (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
Note: Exchange rate: US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa. 
(1) The total gross value of industrial tomato production in 2012 amounted to B/. 6,756,383 at market prices. 
 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 
2012 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Fixed 
external 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) 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 
tomatoes(1)  Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential   5,069,719   111,767.03  - 111,767.03  MIDA-
DINAG 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy O ffice (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
(1) The budgetary outlay of B/. 111,767.03 is the result of price support of B/. 1.00 per quintal to producers with yields of more  than 1,000 quintals per cultivated hectare. 
 
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