PAN/127
WTO/TBT
PA Panama
  • 03 - Poissons et crustacés, mollusques et autres invertébrés aquatiques
  • 07 - Légumes, plantes, racines et tubercules alimentaires
  • 08 - Fruits comestibles; écorces d'agrumes ou de melons
  • 30 - Produits pharmaceutiques
  • 95 - Jouets, jeux, articles pour divertissements ou pour sports; leurs parties et accessoires
2023-06-25
2023-05-15

Section I - Live Animals and Animal Products

Chapter 1 - Live animals; all of Chapter 1 except:

(a) Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, of heading 03.01, 03.06, 03.07 or 03.08;
(b) Cultures of micro-organisms and other products of heading 30.02; and (c) Animals of heading 95.08.

Chapter 7 - Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers from heading 7.01 to 7.14.

Chapter 8 - Edible Fruit and Nuts from heading 8.01 to 8.14.

Chapter 10 - Cereals (whole chapter).

Chapter 11 - Cereals (products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten).

Resolución Ministerial "Que establece los requisitos generales y sanitarios que deben cumplir los alimentos que sean, contengan o deriven de Organismos Genéticamente Modificados, cuya producción sea nacional, de exportación o de importación, para consumo humano dentro del mercado nacional, incluido su etiquetado" (Ministerial Resolution establishing the general and sanitary requirements to be met by foods that are, contain or derive from genetically modified organisms that are domestically produced, exported or imported, for human consumption within the domestic market, including labelling); (14 pages, in Spanish)

The notified text establishes the general requirements for the domestic production, export or import of foods for human consumption that are, contain or derive from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), including labelling or supplementary labels, within the domestic market, with the aim of ensuring the right to information of consumers and the proper protection of human health.