WTO notification · SPS
PanamaProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Technical Regulation: Food technology. Cereals, grains and flours. Paddy rice. Specifications
Reglamento Técnico TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS. CEREALES, GRANOS Y HARINAS. ARROZ EN CÁSCARA. ESPECIFICACIONES. (Technical Regulations: Food technology. Cereals, grains and flours. Rice in the husk. Specifications)
Panama notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 8 January 2026. The comment period closed on 9 March 2026.
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Cereals, pulses and derived products
The comment period closed on 9 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/PAN/106; it can take them up with Panama.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Cereals, grains and flours. Rice in the husk. Specifications (17 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the quality requirements that rice in the husk (Oryza sativa) must meet.
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