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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Agriculture G/AG/N/PAN/66 Panama 2023 Sustainable agriculture management Non-monetary support Agriculture
General services: Training services: Subsistence…
General services: Training services: Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop promotion, use of accessible technology and environmental protection: Fostering of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural households through self-production of food. (...)
Environment related objective
To provide training services for subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including environmental protection
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Training services: Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop promotion, use of accessible technology and environmental protection: Fostering of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural households through self-production of food. (...)
Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes
Type of measure
Support for training services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
614,431 PAB
 Implementation period
Calendar year 2022
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable
Agriculture G/AG/N/PAN/61 2022 Sustainable agriculture management Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environment related objective
To provide training services for subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop promotion and environmental protection
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Training services: Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop promotion, use of accessible technology and environmental protection: Fostering of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural households through self-production of food. (...)
Agricultural sector
Type of measure
Training services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
187,219 PAB
 Implementation period
Calendar year 2021
Keywords
Sustainable
Agriculture G/AG/N/PAN/66 Panama 2023 Other environmental risks mitigation Loans and financing Agriculture
Payments for relief from natural disasters:…
Payments for relief from natural disasters: Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24: Financial assistance programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies.
Environment related objective
To support agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Payments for relief from natural disasters: Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24: Financial assistance programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies.
Agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies.
Type of measure
Payments for relief from natural disasters in the form of credit at preferential interest rates
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2,500,000 PAB
 Implementation period
Calendar year 2022
Keywords
Natural disaster
Agriculture G/AG/N/PAN/61 2022 Other environmental risks mitigation Loans and financing Agriculture
Environment related objective
To support agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Payments for relief from natural disasters: Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24: Financial assistance programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies.
Agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies.
Type of measure
Credit at preferential interest rates
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
0
 Implementation period
Calendar year 2021
Keywords
Natural disaster
Agriculture G/AG/N/PAN/66 Panama 2023 Other environmental risks mitigation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Payments for relief from natural disasters:…
Payments for relief from natural disasters: National Emergency Plan: Compensation programme for damage to farms caused by adverse weather conditions (2020: Hurricanes Eta and Iota).
Environment related objective
To compensate damage to farms caused by adverse weather conditions
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Payments for relief from natural disasters: National Emergency Plan: Compensation programme for damage to farms caused by adverse weather conditions (2020: Hurricanes Eta and Iota).
Farms affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota
Type of measure
Payments for relief from natural disasters in the form of compensation payments
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
211,167 PAB
 Implementation period
Calendar year 2022
Keywords
Natural disaster
Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/PAN/3 Panama 2023 Sustainable fisheries management Ban/Prohibition Fisheries
Law No. 9 of 16 March 2006 "banning shark…
Law No. 9 of 16 March 2006 "banning shark finning in the jurisdictional waters of the Republic of Panama".
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by banning shark finning
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Law No. 9 of 16 March 2006 "banning shark finning in the jurisdictional waters of the Republic of Panama".
Shark finning
Type of measure
Ban
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PAN/124 Panama 2023
Sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Sustainable and environmentally friendly production, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Executive Decree No. 9 of 6 May 2022 "…
Executive Decree No. 9 of 6 May 2022 "regulating Law No. 187 of 2 December 2020, which regulates the reduction and gradual replacement of single-use plastics": The general objective of the notified Executive Decree is to establish criteria to guarantee that single-use plastics are reduced and gradually replaced by sustainable alternatives that are less harmful to the environment and human health, in accordance with the time frames and guidelines established in the law.
Environment related objective
To establish criteria to guarantee that single-use plastics are reduced and gradually replaced by sustainable alternatives that are less harmful to the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Executive Decree No. 9 of 6 May 2022 "regulating Law No. 187 of 2 December 2020, which regulates the reduction and gradual replacement of single-use plastics": The general objective of the notified Executive Decree is to establish criteria to guarantee that single-use plastics are reduced and gradually replaced by sustainable alternatives that are less harmful to the environment and human health, in accordance with the time frames and guidelines established in the law.
Single-use plastic products: Plastic ear swabs, plastic laundry covers, plastic egg cartons, disposable plastic mixers, plastic balloon holders, plastic toothpicks, plastic drinking straws, plastic cocktail sticks, plastic candy sticks, plastic candy rings and disposable plastic plates
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
83.080
97.180
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Plastic
Sustainable
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PAN/125 Panama 2023 Waste management and recycling
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Conformity assessment procedure for the marketing…
Conformity assessment procedure for the marketing and importation of the items provided for in Article 8 of Law No. 187 of 2 December 2020: Procedure for imported products; procedure for domestic products.
Environment related objective
To regulate the reduction and gradual replacement of single-use plastics, which seeks to establish the regulatory framework governing single-use plastic products in national territory, as part of the State's public environmental policy.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Conformity assessment procedure for the marketing and importation of the items provided for in Article 8 of Law No. 187 of 2 December 2020: Procedure for imported products; procedure for domestic products.
Single-use plastic products: Plastic ear swabs, plastic laundry covers, plastic egg cartons, disposable plastic stirrers, plastic balloon holders, plastic toothpicks, plastic drinking straws, plastic cocktail sticks, plastic candy sticks, plastic can rings and disposable plastic plates.
Type of measure
Technical regulation and conformity assessment procedure
ICS - HS Code
83.080
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PAN/121 Panama 2022 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No…
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 97.01.81:22: Electrical products. Household refrigerators and freezers. Energy efficiency specifications: The notified Regulation establishes the maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties. It applies to household refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers of up to 1,104 litres (39 cubic feet) and household freezers of up to 850 litres (30 cubic feet) operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties.
Environment related objective
To regulate energy consumption in domestic appliances.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 97.01.81:22: Electrical products. Household refrigerators and freezers. Energy efficiency specifications: The notified Regulation establishes the maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties. It applies to household refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers of up to 1,104 litres (39 cubic feet) and household freezers of up to 850 litres (30 cubic feet) operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties.
Household refrigerators and freezers
Type of measure
Technical specifications
 ICS - HS Code
97.040.30
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Labelling
Agriculture G/AG/N/PAN/61 Panama 2022 Environmental protection from pests and diseases Non-monetary support Agriculture
General services: Inspection services: General…
General services: Inspection services: General inspection, diagnostic and standardization services programmes: Bioburden monitoring programmes for the purpose of disease screening, as well as diagnostic centres, phytosanitary surveillance and certification.
Environment related objective
To implement Bioburden monitoring programmes
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Inspection services: General inspection, diagnostic and standardization services programmes: Bioburden monitoring programmes for the purpose of disease screening, as well as diagnostic centres, phytosanitary surveillance and certification.
Bioburden monitoring programmes
Type of measure
Inspection services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
193,316 PAB
 Implementation period
Calendar year 2021
Keywords
Bio