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Central America - Panama FTA (2002)
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  • Article   1.01 Establishment of the Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.02 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.03 Compliance 1
  • Article   1.04 Relation to other International Agreements 1
  • Article   1.05 Succession of Treaties 1
  • Chapter   2 General Definitions 1
  • Article   2.01 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Part   two Trade In Goods 1
  • Chapter   three National Treatment and Market Access of Goods 1
  • Section   A Definitions and Scope of Application 1
  • Article   3.01 Definitions 1
  • Article   3.02 Scope 2
  • Section   C Tariffs 2
  • Article   3.04 Programme of Tariff Relief 2
  • Article   3.05 Temporary Admission of Goods 2
  • Article   3.06 Import Free of Customs Tariff for Commercial Samples of Negligible Value or No Commercial Value and Printed Materials Advertising 2
  • Article   3.07 Re-imported Goods after Having Been Repaired or Altered 2
  • Article   3.08 Customs Valuation 2
  • Article   3.09 Restrictions on Domestic Support and Programmes to Support Exports 2
  • Article   3.10 Restrictions on Imports and Exports 2
  • Article   3.11 Rights of Customs Formalities and Consular Rights 2
  • Article   3.12 Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin 2
  • Article   3.13 Country of Origin 2
  • Article   3.14 Export Taxes 2
  • Article   3.15 International Obligations 2
  • Chapter   4 Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   4.01 Definitions 2
  • Article   4.02 Instruments of Application and Interpretation 2
  • Article   4.03 Goods Originating 2
  • Article   4.04 Minimal Operations or Processes 3
  • Article   4.05 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   4.06 Cumulation 3
  • Article   4.07 The Regional Value Content 3
  • Article   4.08 De Minimis 3
  • Article   4.09 Fungible Goods 3
  • Article   4.10 Sets or Sets of Goods 3
  • Article   4.11 Accessories , Spare Parts and Tools 3
  • Article   4.12 Packaging Materials and Containers In Which a Good Is Submitted for Retail Sale 3
  • Article   4.13 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 3
  • Article   4.14 Transhipment and Direct Consignment or International Transit 3
  • Chapter   5 Customs Procedures 3
  • Article   5.01 Definitions 3
  • Article   5.02 Certificate of Origin and Declaration 3
  • Article   5.03 Obligations with Respect to Imports 3
  • Article   5.04 Obligations with Regard to Exports 3
  • Article   5.05 Exceptions 3
  • Article   5.06 Invoicing by a Third-country Operator 3
  • Article   5.07 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   5.08 Procedures for Verification of Origin 3
  • Article   5.09 Resolution Advance 4
  • Article   5.10 Review and Challenge 4
  • Article   5.11 Sanctions 4
  • Article   5.12 Uniform Regulations 4
  • Article   5.13 Cooperation 4
  • Article   5.14 Recognition and Acceptance of the Certificate of Origin 4
  • Chapter   6 Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   6.01 Definitions 4
  • Article   6.02 Bilateral Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   6.03 Global Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   6.04 Procedures Concerning the Administration of Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   6.05 Dispute Settlement In Safeguard Measures 5
  • Chapter   7 UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES 5
  • Article   7.01 Scope of Application 5
  • Article   7.02 Duration of Investigations on Unfair Trading Practices 5
  • Article   7.03 Initiation of Back-to-back Investigations 5
  • Article   7.04 Duration of Anti-dumping Duties 5
  • Article   7.05 Establishment of Anti-dumping Duties 5
  • Part   Three Technical Barriers to Trade 5
  • Chapter   8 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 5
  • Article   8.01 Definitions 5
  • Article   8.02 General Provisions 5
  • Article   8.03 Rights of Parties 5
  • Article   8.04 Obligations of the Parties 5
  • Article   8.05 International Standards and Harmonization 5
  • Article   8.06 Equivalence 5
  • Article   8.07 Risk Assessment and Determination of the Appropriate Level of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protection 5
  • Article   8.08 Recognition of Disease or Pest Free Areas and Areas of Low Disease or Pest Prevalence 5
  • Article   8.09 Control Procedures, Inspection and Approval 5
  • Article   8.10  Transparency 5
  • Article   8.11 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 6
  • Article   8.12 Technical Cooperation 6
  • Chapter   9 STANDARDIZATION MEASURES, METROLOGY AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES 6
  • Article   9.01 Definitions 6
  • Article   9.02 General Provisions 6
  • Article   9.03 Scope of Application 6
  • Article   9.04  Basic Rights and Obligations 6
  • Article   9.05 Risk Assessment 6
  • Article   9.06 Compatibility and Equivalence 6
  • Article   9.07 Conformity Assessment 6
  • Article   9.08  Authorization Procedures 6
  • Article   9.09 Metrology 6
  • Article   9.10  Notification 6
  • Article   9.11  Information Centers 6
  • Article   9.12 Committee of Standardization, Metrology and Authorization Procedures 6
  • Article   9.13 Technical Cooperation 6
  • Part   IV Investment, Services and Related Matters 6
  • Chapter   10 6
  • Section   A Investment 6
  • Article   10.04 Standard of Treatment 7
  • Article   10.05 Treatment In Case of Loss 7
  • Article   10.06 Minimum Standard of Treatment 7
  • Article   10.07 Performance Requirements 7
  • Article   10.08 Senior Executives and Boards of Directors or Boards of Executive Officers 7
  • Article   10.09 Reservations and Exceptions 7
  • Article   10.10 Transfers 7
  • Article   10.11 Expropriation and Compensation 7
  • Article   10.12 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 7
  • Article   10.13 Relationship with other Chapters 7
  • Article   10.14 Denial of Benefits 7
  • Article   10.15 Environmental Measures 7
  • Section   B Settlement of Disputes between an Investor of One Party and the other Party 7
  • Article   10.16 Objective 7
  • Article   10.17 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf 7
  • Article   10.18 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise 7
  • Article   10.19 Dispute Settlement Through Consultation and Negotiation 7
  • Article   10.20 Notification of Its Intention to Submit the Claim to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.21 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.22 Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration Proceedings 7
  • Article   10.23 Consent to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.24 Number and Method of Appointment of Arbitrators 7
  • Article   10.25 Integration of the Tribunal If a Party Fails to Appoint an Arbitrator or Combatant Warring Parties Fail to Agree on the Designation of the Chairman of the Tribunal 7
  • Article   10.26 Agreement to Appointment of Arbitrators 7
  • Article   10.27 Accumulation of Procedures 7
  • Article   10.28 Notification 8
  • Article   10.29 A Party 8
  • Article   10.30 Documentation 8
  • Article   10.31 The Arbitral Proceedings 8
  • Article   10.32 Applicable Law 8
  • Article   10.33 Interpretation of Annexes 8
  • Article   10.34 Expert Opinions 8
  • Article   10.35 Interim Measures of Protection 8
  • Article   10.36 Final Award 8
  • Article   10.37 Finality and Enforcement of the Award 8
  • Article   10.38 General Provisions 8
  • Article   10.39 Exclusions 8
  • Article   10.40 Definitions 8
  • Chapter   11 Cross-border Trade In Services 8
  • Article   11.01 Definition 8
  • Article   11.02 Scope of Application 8
  • Article   11.03 National Treatment 9
  • Article   11.04 Most Favoured Nation Treatment 9
  • Article   11.05 Standard of Treatment 9
  • Article   11.06 Local Presence 9
  • Article   11.07 Granting Licences, Authorizations or Licences, Certifications 9
  • Article   11.08 Reservations 9
  • Article   11.09 Non-discriminatory Quantitative Restrictions 9
  • Article   11.10 Denial of Benefits 9
  • Article   11.11 Future Liberalization 9
  • Article   11.12 Proceedings 9
  • Article   11.13 Recognition of Higher Education Degrees 9
  • Article   11.14 Disclosure of Confidential Information 9
  • Article   11.15 Committee on Investment and Cross-border Trade In Services 9
  • Article   11.16 International Inland Freight Transport 9
  • Chapter   12 Financial Services 9
  • Article   12.01 Definitions 9
  • Article   12.02 Scope of Application 9
  • Article   12.03 Autoregulados Agencies 9
  • Article   12.04 Right of Establishment 9
  • Article   12.05 Cross-border Trade 9
  • Article   12.06 National Treatment 9
  • Article   12.07 Most Favoured Nation Treatment 9
  • Article   12.08 Recognition and Harmonization 9
  • Article   12.09 Exceptions 10
  • Article   12.10  Transparency 10
  • Article   12.11 Financial Services Committee 10
  • Article   12.12 Consultations 10
  • Article   12.13 New Financial Services and Data Processing 10
  • Article   12.14 Senior Management and Boards of Directors or Governing Council 10
  • Article   12.15 Reserves and Specific Commitments 10
  • Article   12.16 Denial of Benefits 10
  • Article   12.17 Transfers 10
  • Article   12.18 Settlement of Disputes between the Parties 10
  • Article   12.19 Investment Dispute Settlement In Financial Services between an Investor of One Party and Party a 10
  • Chapter   13 Telecommunications 10
  • Article   13.01 Exclusion 10
  • Article   13.02 Definitions 10
  • Article   13.03 Scope of Application 10
  • Article   13.04 Access to Public Telecommunications Networks and Services and Its Use 10
  • Article   13.05 Conditions for the Provision of Enhanced Services 10
  • Article   13.06 Measures Related to Standardization 11
  • Article   13.07 Monopolies or Anticompetitive Practices 11
  • Article   13.08 Transparency 11
  • Article   13.09 Relationship to other Chapters 11
  • Article   13.10 Relationship with Organizations and International Treaties 11
  • Article   13.11 Technical Cooperation and other Consultations 11
  • Chapter   14 TEMPORARY ENTRY OF BUSINESS PERSONS 11
  • Article   14.01 Definitions 11
  • Article   14.02 General Principles 11
  • Article   14.03 General Obligations 11
  • Article   14.04 Temporary Entry Authorization 11
  • Article   14.05 Provision of Information 11
  • Article   14.06 Dispute Resolution 11
  • Article   14.07 Relationship to other Chapters 11
  • Chapter   15 COMPETITION, MONOPOLIES AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES POLICY 11
  • Section   A Competition Policy 11
  • Article   15.01 Cooperation 11
  • Article   15.02 Future Work Programme 11
  • Section   B State Monopolies and Enterprises 11
  • Article   15.03 Monopolies and State-owned Enterprises 11
  • Part   VI Procurement 11
  • Chapter   16 Procurement 11
  • Article   16.01 Definitions 11
  • Article   16.05 Technical Specifications 11
  • Article   16.06 Denial of Benefits 11
  • Article   16.07 Challenge Procedures 11
  • Article   16.08 Modifications to Coverage 11
  • Article   16.09 Privatization 12
  • Article   16.10 Information Technology 12
  • Article   16.11 Public Procurement Committee 12
  • Article   16.12 Cooperation and Technical Assistance 12
  • Article   16.13 Relationship to other Chapters 12
  • Article   16.14 Settlement of Disputes 12
  • Article   16.15 Entry Into Force 12
  • Chapter   17 Intellectual Property 12
  • Article   17.01 Implementation 12
  • Article   17.02 Enforcement of Intellectual Property 12
  • Article   17.03 Border Measures 12
  • Article   17.04 Transparency of Intellectual Property 12
  • Article   17.05 12
  • Article   17.06 Settlement of Disputes 12
  • Part   VIII Administrative and Institutional Provisions 12
  • Chapter   18 Transparency 12
  • Article   18.01 Definitions 12
  • Article   18.02 Information Center 12
  • Article   18.03 Publication 12
  • Article   18.04 Provision of Information 12
  • Article   18.05 Hearing, Legality and Due Process Guarantees 12
  • Article   18.06 Administrative Procedures for the Adoption of Measures of General Application 12
  • Article   18.07  Review and Challenge 12
  • Article   18.08 Communications and Notifications 12
  • Chapter   19 TREATY ADMINISTRATION 12
  • Section   A Committee, Subcommittee and Secretariat 12
  • Article   19.01 Treaty Administrative Commission 12
  • Article   19.02 Treaty Administrative Subcommittee 12
  • Article   19.03 Secretariat 12
  • Section   B Committees , Subcommittees and Expert Groups 12
  • Article   19.04 General Provisions 12
  • Article   19.05 Committees 13
  • Article   19.06 Subcommittees 13
  • Article   19.07 Expert Groups 13
  • Chapter   20 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 13
  • Section   A Dispute Resolution 13
  • Article   20.01 Definitions 13
  • Article   20.02 General Provisions 13
  • Article   20.03 Scope 13
  • Article   20.04 Election of the Fora 13
  • Article   20.05 Cases of Urgency 13
  • Article   20.06 Consultations 13
  • Article   20.07 Intervention of the Commission, Good Offices, Mediation and Conciliation 13
  • Article   20.08 Request for Integration of the Arbitration Panel 13
  • Article   20.09 List of Arbitrators 13
  • Article   20.10 Qualities of Arbitrators 13
  • Article   20.11 Integration of the Arbitral Group 13
  • Article   20.12 Model Rules of Procedure 13
  • Article   20.13 Third Parties 13
  • Article   20.14 Information and Technical Advice 13
  • Article   20.15 Preliminary Report 13
  • Article   20.16 Final Report 13
  • Article   20.17 Implementation of the Final Report 13
  • Article   20.18 Suspension of Benefits 13
  • Section   B Domestic and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement Proceedings 13
  • Article   20.19 Interpretation of the Treaty to Domestic Judicial and Administrative Bodies 13
  • Article   20.20 Rights of Individuals 13
  • Article   20.21 Alternative Means of Dispute Settlement between Individuals 14
  • Chapter   21 Exceptions 14
  • Article   21.01 Definitions 14
  • Article   21.02 General Exceptions 14
  • Article   21.03 National Security 14
  • Article   21.04 Balance of Payments 14
  • Article   21.05 Exceptions to Disclosure of Information 14
  • Article   21.06 Taxation 14
  • Chapter   22 Final Provisions 14
  • Article   22.01 Amendments 14
  • Article   22.02 Reservations 14
  • Article   22.03 Duration 14
  • Article   22.04 Annexes 14
  • Article   22.05 Denunciation 14
    • Name
    Central America - Panama FTA (2002)
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    Central America - Panama FTA (2002)
    Signed date
    06 / Mar / 2002
    Date into force
    21 / Nov / 2009
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Origin language
    es
    Party ISO codes
    CACM,PAN
    Relationship with other documents
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    IT_OVERLAP EEC - Central America Cooperation Agreement (1985) 12 / Nov / 1985 30 / Jun / 1986
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