Dried maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), peas (Pisum sativum) and cocoa (Theobroma cacao) for human consumption and/or processing

Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación (RFI), para consumo humano y/o transformación: RFI Maíz (Zea mays) origen de Estados Unidos de América (Nebraska, Illinois, Nuevo México, Luisiana, Virginia, California, Florida, Georgia y Washington), México, Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica, Francia, Canadá, Colombia, Nicaragua, Perú, Sudáfrica, Ecuador, República Dominicana, Honduras, Guatemala; RFI Arroz (Oryza sativa) origen de Estados Unidos de América (Florida, Texas, Luisiana, Arkansas, Nueva York, California), origen de Asia procedente de Estados Unidos de América, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guyana, Brasil, Argentina, Italia y Taipei Chino; RFI Arvejas (Pisum sativum) origen de Estados Unidos de América (California, Washington, Dakota del Norte y Florida), Canadá, Perú, Guatemala, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, China, Rusia, Ucrania Italia y Turquía; RFI Cacao (Theobroma cacao) origen de República Dominicana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Ecuador (Phytosanitary import requirements (PIR), for human consumption and/or processing: PIR maize (Zea mays) originating in the United States of America (Nebraska, Illinois, New Mexico, Louisiana, Virginia, California, Florida, Georgia and Washington), Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Canada, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Guatemala; PIR rice (Oryza sativa) originating in the United States of America (Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New York and California) and originating in Asia and coming from the United States of America, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guyana, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Chinese Taipei; PIR peas (Pisum sativum) originating in the United States of America (California, Washington, North Dakota and Florida), Canada, Peru, Guatemala, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, China, Russia, Ukraine, Italy and Türkiye; PIR cocoa (Theobroma cacao) originating in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Ecuador) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages:

Pursuant to the statutory powers granted to the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) by Law No. 206 of 30 March 2021 establishing the Panamanian Food Agency (APA), the National Directorate of Plant Health of MIDA hereby notifies the phytosanitary authorities of its trading partners that it has updated the PIRs for dried maize, rice, peas and cocoa for human consumption and/or processing, originating in the countries indicated in each PIR. In this regard, please find attached the 54 PIRs so that the trading partners specified under point 4 may make any comments they consider necessary, to be sent to the following email address: vigilanciafito@mida.gob.pa.