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Law 543 of 2026: Mandatory Identification of Origin and Differentiation of Original, Substitute and Imitation Food Produ...

Law 543 of July 7, 2026 establishes mandatory identification of origin and differentiation of original, substitute and imitation food products in Panama, with the objective of protecting consumers and...

Advisory to Shipping No. A-29-2026: Additional Measures to Address Reduced Precipitation in the Canal Watershed

Advisory to Shipping No. A-29-2026 establishes temporary preventive measures in response to reduced rainfall and watershed inflows in the Panama Canal watershed and the projected severity of the 2026-...

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Resolution No. 53-26 on the High-Level Interinstitutional Commission for El Niño

Resolution No. 53-26, approved by the President of the Republic of Panama and the Cabinet Council, creates the High-Level Interinstitutional Commission to monitor the potential adverse effects of the ...

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Establishment of the Inter-Institutional Commission for Monitoring the Effects of El Niño in Panama.

Resolution of Panama’s Cabinet Council establishing a High-Level Inter-Institutional Commission to coordinate, prevent and address the potential adverse effects of El Niño. The Commission brings to...

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Interinstitutional Commission for the Prevention and Response to the Effects of El Niño in Panama

Cabinet Resolution of Panama establishing a High-Level Interinstitutional Commission to coordinate, prevent and respond to the potential adverse effects of El Niño. The Commission is responsible for ...

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Resolution MEF-RES-2026-1271 establishing a temporary fuel price stabilization mechanism in Panama

Resolution MEF-RES-2026-1271 establishes a temporary fuel price stabilization mechanism in Panama, setting maximum reference prices of B/. 0.88 per liter for 91-octane gasoline, B/. 1.00 for 95-octane...

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Annual fertilizer donation from Morocco for small producers in Panama

The Government of Panama, through the Ministry of Agricultural Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, secured an annual donation of 1,000 tons of fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco, fol...

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Executive Decree No. 2 of 2026: Extraordinary Measures for the Importation of Certified Rice Seed

Executive Decree No. 2 of February 4, 2026 establishes extraordinary measures for the importation of certified-category rice seed of varieties formally registered in commercial variety registers in th...

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Bi-Regional EU–CELAC Declaration Pact on Care

The Bi-Regional EU–CELAC Declaration Pact on Care (2025), adopted during the IV EU–CELAC Summit held in Santa Marta, Colombia, reaffirms the joint commitment to promote a care agenda focused on ge...

Economic Complementation Agreement No. 76 between the MERCOSUR States Parties and the Republic of Panama

Law No. 489 of October 13, 2025 approves Economic Complementation Agreement No. 76 between the States Parties of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), signatories of the Treaty of Asunción, and the ...

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Ley 430 de 2024 – Dirección Nacional de Control de Alimentos y Vigilancia Veterinaria (ES)

Asamblea Nacional de Panamá. (2024). Ley N.º 430 que crea la Dirección Nacional de Control de Alimentos y Vigilancia Veterinaria, y dicta otras disposiciones. Gaceta Oficial Digital. Se crea la Dir...

Government Strategic Plan (Panama)

The main programs of the National Government Plan are focused on addressing the immediate needs of the population, taking advantage of the economic growth of our country and the income generated by th...