WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PAN/2
19 October 1998
(98-4015)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the administration of quotas (Table MA:1) for the
period 6 September to 31 December 1997 was received from the delegation of Panama on
22 July 1998.G/AG/N/PAN/2
Page 2Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS:  Republic of Panama
REPORTING PERIOD:  6 Sept ember to 31 December 1997
Implementation of market access opportunities:  tariff and other quota commitments
(Panama's official accession took place on 7 September 1997)
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of  Part I of the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of
the Schedule)
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Meat of swine (20)
- Carcasses- Half-carcasses
- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in- Shin, boneless or with bone in
-O t h e r
- Carcasses- Half-carcasses
- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
- Chops, boneless or with bone in-O t h e r
- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
-O t h e r- Pork ribs
- Boneless hams
-O t h e r- In air-tight containers or vacuum-packed
- In air-tight containers or vacuum-packed
-O t h e r- Hams in packings of a weight of more than 1 kg.
-O t h e r0203.11.10
0203.11.20
0203.12.000203.13.00
0203.19.00
0203.21.100203.21.20
0203.22.00
0203.23.000203.29.00
0210.11.10
0210.11.900210.19.10
0210.19.20
0210.19.901602.41.10
1602.42.10
1602.42.901602.49.13
1602.49.19(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation, except for Costa Rica which has a quota for the
year of 70 tonnes as a result of the WTO accession negotiations.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of
19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.G/AG/N/PAN/2
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Meat of poultry (2)
- Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, except
breasts (cuts)
- Other cuts0207.39.11
0207.41.30(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of
19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Not applicable.(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.
Dairy produce (22)
- Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%
- Milk (liquid), in aseptic containers, long-life,
without refrigeration
-O t h e r
- In containers of a capacity of not more than 1 kg.
(exclusively for household use)
-O t h e r-O t h e r
-O t h e r
- Evaporated, of a fat content, by weight, not
exceeding 1.5%
- Evaporated, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding
1.5%
-O t h e r- Evaporated, of a fat content, by weight, not
exceeding 1.5%
- Evaporated, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding
1.5%
-O t h e r- Curdled
- In powder, granules or other solid forms, in
containers of a capacity of more than 1 kg., of a
fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5%0401.10.00
0401.20.10
0401.20.90
0402.10.91
0402.10.99*
0402.21.90
0402.29.90
0402.91.910402.91.92
0402.91.99
0402.99.910402.99.92
0402.99.990403.90.13
0403.90.22(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of
19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.G/AG/N/PAN/2
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- In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat
content, by weight, exceeding 1.5%
-O t h e r
- In powder, granules or other solid forms, whether
or not containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter
-O t h e r
-O t h e r
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered- For industrial use, unseparated, in containers of
20 kg. or more0403.90.23
0403.90.90
0404.90.10
0404.90.90
0406.10.90
0406.30.00
0406.90.11
Potatoes (1)
- Other 0701.90.00(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of
19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Not applicable.(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.
Tomatoes (3)
- Purées
- Raw paste or pulp-O t h e r2002.90.11
2002.90.122002.90.19(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of
19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.G/AG/N/PAN/2
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Beans (1)
- Beans (of the species Phaseolus) 0713.33.30(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.
Maize (corn) (3)
-O t h e r- Other, sliced or kibbled-O t h e r1005.90.90
1104.23.201104.23.90(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Cabinet Decree No. 57 of 19 September 1997 reduced the tariff to 3 per cent from 1 October to
30 September 1998,  a tariff lower than the commitment negotiated in the WTO of a tariff of up to 15 per cent;
from 1 October 1998 the 50% tariff will be re-established, so that it is considered unnecessary to open a tariffquota while the present 3% tariff is in force.
(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.
Rice (4)
-O t h e r- Husked (brown) rice- Semi-milled, whether or not polished- Broken rice1006.10.90
1006.20.001006.30.001006.40.00(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  global allocation.
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  subject to Law 23 of 15 July 1997, Title III "General
Provisions Governing the Processing of Import Licences Issued by State Institutions" and Resolution No. 2 of19 September 1997 "Regulations Governing the Granting of Import Licences for Products Subject to Tariff-
Rate Quotas".  Explanatory documents attached.
(c) Cabinet Decree No. 47 of 27 August 1997 established an extraordinary tariff quota of 99,336 tonnes under tariff
heading 1006.10.90 – Other, with a tariff of 3% to be admitted in 16,556 tonne monthly lots starting inNovember 1997.  During the year  two 16,556 tonnes lots were imported.
(d) See documents attached.  All the administrative details concerning tariff quotas are published in the newspapers
26 days before the notice of convocation.
*As a result of the adoption of the Harmonized System 1996, this tariff heading includes 0402.10.20.
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