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G/SPS/N/PAN/54 
13 June 2012 
 (12-3108) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:   PANAMA 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos , AUPSA 
(Panamanian Food Safety Authority) 
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):  Fresh bananas (HS code:  0803.00.21)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or [X] Specific regions or countries:  Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 025-CTI-2011 de 13 de Octubre de 2011 
(Resolución de la Autoridad Panameña de Segur idad de Alimentos -AUPSA y la Comisión 
Técnica Institucional-CTI) (Resolution of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA) 
and Institutional Technical Commission (C TI) No. 025-CTI-2011 of 13 October 2011) 
The text may be viewed online at:  http://aupsa.gob.pa  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/PAN/12_1976_00_s.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/PAN/12_1976_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The importation of fresh bananas from the Republic of Costa Rica 
will be temporarily suspended, as an emerge ncy sanitary and phytosanitary measure, until 
the national plant protection organization of Costa Rica and the Panamanian Food Safety 
Authority agree on sanitary and phytosanitary measures that guarantee the appropriate level 
of protection required by Panama.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [  ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Detection of pesticide 
residues in fresh bananas from Costa Rica. G/SPS/N/PAN/54 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex Standard for bananas (Codex Stan 205-1997, AMD. 1-2005) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 AUPSA-DINAN Resolution No. 003-2009 of 13 January 2009:  http://aupsa.gob.pa  
 Executive Decree No. 467, published in Official Journal No. 25932 of 
7 November 2007:  http://www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa/cont_completa_det.php?num
Gaceta=25932  
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy) /period of application (as applicable):  Immediately 
after notification. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos (AUPSA) 
Mall Sun Tower, Piso 2 - Local Nº 70 Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro 
Panamá, República de Panamá 
Tel.: (+507) 522 0000, Ext. 105 Fax: (+507) 522 0014 E-mail: aupsa@aupsa.gob.pa Website: http://www.aupsa.gob.pa