WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/PAN/15 
13 February 2008 
 (08-0637) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 28 January 2008, 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 years 2003 -2005 . 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency Curr ent 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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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003  
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 in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services  Ministry of Agricultural Development(1) 
Establishes general policy for the agriculture sector;  
provides technical assistance for the country's producers;  
responsible for pest control and sanitary surveillance at the 
domestic level and for agricultural imports/exports;  
establishes the basis for running the sector in general. 34,135,785.00 MIDA-DPS 
Pest and disease control Scre wworm eradication and control  
Eradication of the screwworm fly;  establishment and 
maintenance of a control barrier and release of sterile 
screwworm flies in Panama. 476,858.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Preventive health campaigns (toxicology and diseases ) 
General plant health campaigns.  29,355.00 MIDA-DPS 
Information services and training 
services Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture 
programmes, including crop pr omotion, use of accessible 
technology and environmental protection  
Aid and training programmes for subsistence farmers in 
remote areas, including programmes for the promotion of 
equal opportunities (gender programmes), improvement of nutritional status and sustainability of productive resources.1,189,475.00 MIDA-DPS 
Extension and advisory services – 
transfer and research Modernization of agricultural services
 
Facilitate the adaptation of producers to a more competitive economic system through the modernization of agricultural 
services and the adjustment of sector-related institutions, 
while promoting private-sector participation in the implementation and financing of technology transfer and 
technical assistance activities.
 2,825,649.00 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 in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
 Farming promotion and technological development 
programme  
Development of farming (in particular fruit farming), 
improvement of established plantations and provision of 
training and transfer of technology through visits, demonstrations of production activities and business self-
management coaching for groups of producers.
 76,243.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP ) 
Conducts key agricultural resear ch projects;  helps farmers 
obtain improved plant and animal varieties and find more 
effective ways of cultivating land or feeding cattle; 
monitors the effects of pesticides and other farming methods with a view to ensuring the protection of human 
health.
 955,287.00 MIDA-IDIAP 
Inspection, health, safety, 
standardization, etc.  Inspection, health, standardization and integrated pest 
management programmes  
Measures geared towards maintaining and improving the 
phytosanitary conditions of specific areas with coordinated diagnosis, trapping, surveying, sampling, discussion and 
assessment activities.
 7,107.00 MIDA-DPS 
Marketing, promotion and market 
information services Trade information service programme: Agricultural 
Marketing Institute  
Conducts surveys to collect national production data by product and by sector, and provides information on 
international prices and general marketing conditions to 
other agricultural marketing boards and the general public. 81,972.00 MIDA-IMA 
Infrastructure services (irrigation, 
dams/reservoirs, environmental 
programmes, roads, etc.) Irrigation programmes
 
Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including 
construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of hydraulic structures and conduits, and acquisition of 
pumping equipment for irrigation systems for public use.
 3,249,117.00 MIDA-DPS  
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in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(b) Domestic food aid  Food assistance programme ("Glass of milk" scheme ) 
Programme promoting the improvement of the nutrition and education levels of children in primary schools in rural 
areas and poor districts through the acquisition of surplus 
milk production for distribution in classrooms, thereby reducing school drop-out rates.
 2,247,030.00 MIDA-DPS 
(c) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters  Agricultural insurance programme:  Agricultural Insurance 
Institute (ISA ) 
Insures certain crops against natural disasters.  320,324.00 MIDA-ISA 
 Special Contingency Credit Fund (Law No. 24 ) 
Financial assistance programme providing credit at 
preferential interest rates to agricultural producers affected 
by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies. 3,193,044.00 MIDA-FECC 
(d) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through investment aids
 Cattle improvement programmed  
Large-scale bovine breeding stock replacement scheme to accelerate improvement of he rd productive capacity and 
boost competitiveness in domestic and international 
markets. 240,745.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Producer conversion support programme
 
Direct support for technological investment in sectors and 
specific areas that can help producers make the 
technological transition necessary to overcome structural 
shortcomings in the relevant production chain so as to enhance their competitiveness at the domestic and 
international levels and improve their income.
 1,452,226.00 MIDA-OPC  
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Page 6 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
 Agricultural processing programme (Law No. 25 ) 
Direct support for investment in technology and soft loans for agricultural processing with a view to overcoming 
structural deficiencies in the relevant production chain.
 5,648,328.00 MIDA-OTA 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) on the basis of information suppli ed by the following bodies:  Sectoral 
Planning Directorate (DPS), Agricultural Pr ocessing Office (OTA, Law No. 25), Office  for the Special Contingency Credit Fund (F ECC, Law No. 24), Agricultural 
Research Institute (IDIAP), Agricultu ral Insurance Institute (ISA) and Ag ricultural Marketing Institute (IMA).  
(1) Refers to the actual annual operating budget in balboas registered by Panama's Financial Administration System in the fiscal y ear 2003. 
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B).  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
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 
(B) 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 annu al 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. 5,991,337.40 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:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B).  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
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)
(B) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below)  Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
(B) 
1 2 3 4 
Maize (corn) 115,252.00 - 115,252.00 " de minimis "(1) 
    
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of th e Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
(1) The total gross value of maize production in 2003 amounted to B 23,697,600.00 in 1996 constant prices. 
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B). 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2003  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
 
(B) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Maize (corn)(1)  Budgetary 
outlay in direct 
payments for 
maize sales      115,252.00  115,252.00 MIDA-OPC 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of th e Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
(1) Payment of B 1 per quintal of maize sold  to the feedstuff industry, irrespective of  the price per quintal received by the prod ucer and of production.  Payments for 
maize production under the restructuring programme ended in 2002.  Payments for 2003 refer to outstanding payments which were d isbursed from the 2003 fiscal 
budget.  
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B). 
  
  G/AG/N/PAN/15 
Page 10 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency Curr ent 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 11Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
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 in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services  Ministry of Agricultural Development(1) 
Establishes general policy for the agriculture sector;  
provides technical assistance for the country's producers;  
responsible for pest control and sanitary surveillance at the 
domestic level and for agricultural imports/exports; 
establishes the basis for running the sector in general. 32,921,942.00 MIDA-DPS 
Pest and disease control Scre wworm eradication and control  
Eradication of the screwworm fly;  establishment and 
maintenance of a control barrier and release of sterile 
screwworm flies in Panama. 2,100,270.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Preventive health campaigns (toxicology and diseases ) 
General plant health campaigns.  31,216.00 MIDA-DPS 
Information services and training 
services Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture 
programmes, including crop pr omotion, use of accessible 
technology and environmental protection  
Aid and training programmes for subsistence farmers in 
remote areas, including programmes for the promotion of 
equal opportunities (gender programmes), improvement of nutritional status and sustainability of productive resources.971,959.00 MIDA-DPS 
Extension and advisory services – 
transfer and research Farming promotion and technological development 
programme  
Development of farming (in particular fruit farming), 
improvement of established plantations and provision of 
training and transfer of technology through visits, demonstrations of production activities and business self-
management coaching for groups of producers.
 85,033.00 MIDA-DPS  
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Page 12 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
 Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP)  
Conducts key agricultural resear ch projects;  helps farmers 
obtain improved plant and animal varieties and find more 
effective ways of cultivating land or feeding cattle;  
monitors the effects of pesticides and other farming methods with a view to ensuring the protection of human 
health.
 846,294.00 MIDA-IDIAP 
Inspection, health, safety, 
standardization, etc.  Inspection, health, standardization and integrated pest 
management programmes  
Measures geared towards maintaining and improving the 
phytosanitary conditions of specific areas with coordinated 
diagnosis, trapping, surveying, sampling, discussion and assessment activities.
 10,558.00 MIDA-DPS 
Marketing, promotion and market 
information services Trade information service programme: Agricultural 
Marketing Institute  
Conducts surveys to collect national production data by 
product and by sector, and provides information on 
international prices and general marketing conditions to other agricultural marketing boards and the general public. 76,473.00 MIDA-IMA 
Infrastructure services (irrigation, 
dams/reservoirs, environmental 
programmes, roads, etc.) Irrigation programmes
 
Maintenance and repair of hydraulic structures and 
conduits and acquisition of pumping equipment for 
irrigation systems for public use.  37,182.00 MIDA-DPS 
(b) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters  Agricultural insurance programme:  Agricultural Insurance 
Institute (ISA ) 
Insures certain crops against natural disasters.  165,756.00 MIDA-ISA 
 Special Contingency Credit Fund (Law No. 24)  
Financial assistance programme providing credit at 
preferential interest rates to agricultural producers affected 
by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies. 2,857,038.00 MIDA-FECC  
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in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(c)  Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through investment aids
 Cattle improvement programme  
Large-scale bovine breeding stock replacement scheme to accelerate improvement of he rd productive capacity and 
boost competitiveness in domestic and international 
markets. 218,648.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Producer conversion support programme  
Direct support for technological investment in sectors and 
specific areas that can help producers make the 
technological transition necessary to overcome structural shortcomings in the relevant production chain so as to 
enhance their competitiveness at the domestic and 
international levels and improve their income.
 751,323.00 MIDA-OPC 
 Agricultural processing programme (Law No. 25 ) 
Direct support for investment in technology and soft loans 
for agricultural processing with a view to overcoming structural deficiencies in the relevant production chain.
 3,457,166.00 MIDA-OTA 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) on the basis of information suppli ed by the following bodies:  Sectoral 
Planning Directorate (DPS), Agricultural Pr ocessing Office (OTA, Law No. 25), Office  for the Special Contingency Credit Fund (F ECC, Law No. 24), Agricultural 
Research Institute (IDIAP), Agricultu ral Insurance Institute (ISA) and Ag ricultural Marketing Institute (IMA).  
(1) Refers to the actual annual operating budget in balboas registered by Panama's Financial Administration System in the fiscal y ear 2004. 
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B).  
  G/AG/N/PAN/15 
Page 14 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
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 
(B) 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 annu al 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. 8,974,341.02 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:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B).  
   G/AG/N/PAN/15
 Page 15Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
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)
(B) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below)  Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
(B) 
1 2 3 4 
Swine 114,176.00 - 114,176.00 " de minimis "(1) 
    
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of th e Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
(1) The total gross value of swine production in 2004 amounted to B 64,649,200.00 in 1996 constant prices. 
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B). 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2004  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price 
 
 
 
(B per lb.) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price 
(lbs.) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(B) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Swine(1)  Direct payment 
for price 
differential    799,402.00 114,176.00   114,176.00 MIDA-OPC 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of th e Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). 
(1) Price support per lb. was estimated on the basis of the differe nce between the price per lb. r eceived by the producer and the reference price of B  0.90/lb., up to a 
maximum differential of B  0.15/lb.  Payments for swine production under the restructuring programme ended in 2002.  Payments for 2004 refer to outstandin g 
payments which were disbursed from the 2004 fiscal budget.  
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B). 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency Curr ent 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 
In the calendar year 2005, Panama applied only Green Box  measures and measures falling under the heading 
Special and Differential Treatment  – "Development Programmes"  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005  
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 in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services  Ministry of Agricultural Development(1) 
Establishes general policy for the agriculture sector; 
provides technical assistance for the country's producers; 
responsible for pest control and sanitary surveillance at the 
domestic level and for agricultural imports/exports; establishes the basis for running the sector in general. 33,780,634.00 MIDA-DPS 
Pest and disease control Scre wworm eradication and control  
Eradication of the screwworm fly;  establishment and 
maintenance of a control barrier and release of sterile screwworm flies in Panama. 16,101,250.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Preventive health campaigns (toxicology and diseases
) 
General plant health campaigns.  66,040.00 MIDA-DPS 
Information services and training 
services Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture 
programmes, including crop pr omotion, use of accessible 
technology and environmental protection  
Aid and training programmes for subsistence farmers in 
remote areas, including programmes for the promotion of equal opportunities (gender programmes), improvement of 
nutritional status and sustainability of productive resources.2,170,039.00 MIDA-DPS  
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in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Extension and advisory services – 
transfer and research Farming promotion and technological development 
programme  
Development of controlled-environment farming, 
improvement of established plantations, dissemination of livestock technology with drought preparation 
programmes, and provision of training and transfer of 
technology through visits, demonstrations of production activities and business self-management coaching for 
groups of producers.
 635,554.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP ) 
Conducts key agricultural resear ch projects;  helps farmers 
obtain improved plant and animal varieties and find more 
effective ways of cultivating land or feeding cattle;  and 
monitors the effects of pesticides and other farming methods with a view to ensuring the protection of human 
health.
 457,240.00 MIDA-IDIAP 
 Programme to modernize and strengthen regions and 
outreach agencies  
Provision of supplementary audiovisual and other equipment as a support for producer training geared 
towards strengthening their technical skills, knowledge and 
use of technology, with a view to modernizing their agricultural activities.
 160,911.00 MIDA-DPS 
Inspection, health, safety, 
standardization, etc.  Inspection, health, standardization and integrated pest 
management programmes  
Measures geared towards maintaining and improving the 
phytosanitary conditions of specific areas with coordinated 
diagnosis, trapping, surveying, sampling, discussion and assessment activities.  Integral management programme for 
the mite Steneotarsonemus spinki, which adversely 
affected rice production.  Provision of toxic waste laboratory services and assistance with traceability systems 
for agriculture and livestock production.
 3,332,065.00 MIDA-DPS  
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in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Marketing, promotion and market 
information services Trade information service programme:  Agricultural 
Marketing Institute  
Conducts surveys to collect national production data by 
product and by sector, and provides information on international prices and general marketing conditions to 
other agricultural marketing boards and the general public. 75,878.00 MIDA-IMA 
Infrastructure services (irrigation, 
dams/reservoirs, environmental programmes, roads, etc.) Production road programme
 
Rehabilitation of rural roads in national agricultural areas, with the construction of ditches and roads and spraying of 
selected materials.
 40,337.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Irrigation programmes  
Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including 
construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of 
hydraulic structures and conduits, and acquisition of pumping equipment for irrigation systems for public use.
 230,351.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Rehabilitation of other infrastructure  
Rehabilitation and equipping of public infrastructure with a 
view to providing producer support, e.g. processing plants 
for training in agro-industrial techniques, silos and cold-storage plants.  Reproduction of genetic material for 
distribution to producers.
 147,769.00 MIDA-DPS 
(b) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters  Agricultural insurance programme:  Agricultural Insurance 
Institute (ISA ) 
Insures certain crops against natural disasters.  541,062.00 MIDA-ISA 
 Special Contingency Credit Fund (Law No. 24 ) 
Financial assistance programme providing credit at 
preferential interest rates to agricultural producers affected 
by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies. 3,581,069.00 MIDA-FECC  
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in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(B) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(c) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through investment aids  Cattle improvement programme  
Large-scale bovine breeding stock replacement scheme to 
accelerate improvement of he rd productive capacity and 
boost competitiveness in domestic and international markets. 87,350.00 MIDA-DPS 
 Producer conversion support programme  
Direct support for technological investment in sectors and 
specific areas that can help producers make the technological transition necessary to overcome structural 
shortcomings in the relevant production chain so as to 
enhance their competitiveness at the domestic and international levels and improve their income.
 1,501,442.00 MIDA-OPC 
 Agricultural processing programme (Law No. 25 ) 
Direct support for investment in technology and soft loans for agricultural processing with a view to overcoming 
structural deficiencies in the relevant production chain.
 2,743,384.00 MIDA-OTA 
 
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) on the basis of information suppli ed by the following bodies:  Sectoral 
Planning Directorate (DPS), Agricultural Pr ocessing Office (OTA, Law No. 25), Office  for the Special Contingency Credit Fund (F ECC, Law No. 24), Agricultural 
Research Institute (IDIAP), Agricultu ral Insurance Institute (ISA) and Ag ricultural Marketing Institute (IMA).  
(1) Refers to the actual annual operating budget in balboas registered by Panama's Financial Administration System in the fiscal y ear 2005. 
Note :  Exchange rate:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B).  
  G/AG/N/PAN/15 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Panama  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
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 
(B) 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 annu al 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. 9,629,591.17 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:  1 US dollar = 1 Panamanian balboa (B). 
 
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