. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PAN/50 
3 September 2008 
 (08-4116) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 07 and 08)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Colombia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución – AUPSA –- 
CTI – 023-2008 del 27 de agosto de 2008  (Resolution of the Panamanian Food Safety 
Authority (AUPSA) and Institutional T echnical Commission (CTI) No. 023-2008 of 
27 August 2008) (3 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content: 
Article 1.  The importation of fresh and chille d fruit and vegetables (HS chapters 07 and 08) 
originating in the Republic of Colombia shal l be temporarily suspended, as a emergency 
phytosanitary measure, until such time as the Colombian National Plant Protection 
Organization and the Panamanian Food Sa fety Authority agree upon phytosanitary 
measures which guarantee the appropriate le vel of protection required by Panama. 
Article 2.  In accordance with the Intern ational Standards for Phytosanitary Measures 
(ISPMs), in particular ISPM No. 13 ("Guide lines for the notification of non-compliance and 
emergency action"), the Colombian authorities sha ll be informed of the case at issue, with a 
view to their applying the relevant  corrective phytosanitary measures. 
Article 3.  Inspectors of the National Director ate for the Analysis and Control of Imported 
Foods shall be instructed to step up sampli ng of fresh and chilled fruit and vegetables 
originating in Colombia and 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 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Detection of the 
presence of live insects, such as Frankliniella occidentalis , Pseudococcus  sp. and 
Anastrepha  sp., in certain fresh and chilled fruit a nd vegetables originating in Colombia.  G/SPS/N/PAN/50 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPMs) Nos. 11 and 13  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The following 
Resolutions of the Panamanian Food Safety Au thority and Directorate for Rules Governing 
the Importation of Food have been tempor arily rescinded:  AUPSA – DINAN-026-2007; 
AUPSA – DINAN-027-2007;  AUPSA – DINAN- 032-2007;  AUPSA – DINAN-035-2007; 
AUPSA – DINAN-036-2007;  AUPSA – DINAN- 039-2007;  AUPSA – DINAN-233-2007; 
AUPSA – DINAN-245-2007;  AUPSA – DINAN-44 0-2007;  AUPSA – DINAN-068-2008, 
inter alia , issuing the phytosanitary requirements for fresh and chilled fruit and vegetables 
originating in Colombia (available in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  The Resolution will enter 
into force immediately and remain applicable  until the Colombian National Plant Protection 
Organization and the Panamanian Food Sa fety Authority agree upon phytosanitary 
measures which guarantee the appropriate le vel of protection required by Panama.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: