WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PAN/53 
24 February 2010 
 (10-1025) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 and chilled fruit and vege tables (HS Chapters 7 and 8)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Guatemala  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución – AUPSA - CTI – 001 – 2010 del 
30 de enero de 2010 (Resolution of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA) and 
Institutional Technical Commission (C TI) No. 001-2010 of 30 January 2010) Language:  
Spanish Number of pages:  4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/PAN/10_0723_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: 
(1) Application of a sanitary and phytosanitary  measure temporarily restricting imports 
from Guatemala of fresh and chilled fruit and ve getables considered to be primary hosts 
of Frankliniella occidentalis. 
(2) The Guatemalan phytosanitary authorities sh all be notified that this measure is 
consistent with International Standards for Ph ytosanitary Measures, with a view to their 
applying the relevant correc tive phytosanitary measures. 
(3) Inspectors of the National Directorate for the Analysis and Control of Imported Foods 
shall be instructed to continue monitoring,  through sampling, the fresh and chilled fruit 
and vegetables originating in Guatemala that were notified prior to the entry into force 
of this Resolution. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/PAN/53 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Phytosanitary alert 
(international) concerning the presence of the pest Frankliniella occidentalis, which can 
cause serious damage to crops. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) ISPM No. 13 
[ ] 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:  
(a) The following Resolutions of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority and Directorate 
for Rules Governing the Importation of Food have been temporarily rescinded:  AUPSA – DINAN-376-2007, AUPSA – DINAN-377-2007, AUPSA – DINAN-380-2007, AUPSA – DINAN-028-200 8, AUPSA – DINAN-030-2008, 
AUPSA – DINAN-031-2008, AUPSA – DINAN-032-2008, AUPSA – DINAN-034-2008, AUPSA – DINAN-141-200 8, AUPSA – DINAN-166-2008, 
AUPSA – DINAN-073-2009, AUPSA – DINAN-103-2009, issuing the phytosanitary 
requirements for fresh and chilled fruit and vegetables originating in Guatemala. 
(b) Document available from the enquiry points notified by Panama (available in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy) /period of application (as applicable):  The notified 
Resolution will enter into force immediately an d remain applicable until the Guatemalan 
National Plant Protection Organization and the Panamanian Food Safety Authority agree on 
the phytosanitary measures that are to be a dopted to minimize the risk of Frankliniella 
occidentalis being introduced into Panama  and to ensure strict compliance with 
phytosanitary requirements. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point.  Addres s, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/PAN/53 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Enquiry Point: 
Mr José Luis Coloma Jefe de Cooperación Técnica Institucional 
Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos (AUPSA) 
Plaza Sun Tower, segundo piso Tel.: +(507) 522 0000 Fax: +(507) 522 0014 E-mail: jlcoloma@aupsa.gob.pa 
Website: http://www.aupsa.gob.pa/
 
 National Notification Authority Ms Marquelda Isaza E-mail:  misaza@mici.gob.pa 
Ms Ana Mae Jiménez 
E-mail:  amjimenez@mici.gob.pa Dirección Nacional de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Internacionales y de Defensa Comercial Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias 
Avenida Ricardo J. Alfaro y Calle El Paical, Plaza Edison, segundo piso 
Apartado Postal:  0819-05820 Tel.: +(507) 560 0610 Fax: +(507) 560 0618 Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa/