WTO notification · SPS
PanamaProposed measure, open for comments
Technical Regulation on Food Technology. Tubers, Roots and Derived Products. Quick-frozen French Fries. Specifications.
Reglamento Técnico Tecnología de los Alimentos. Tubérculos, Raíces y Productos Derivados. Papas (Patatas) Fritas Congeladas Rápidamente. Especificaciones (Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Tubers, roots, and products derived thereof. Quick-frozen Fries. Specifications).
Panama notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 9 October 2026. Comments are open until 8 December 2026.
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Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen; Fruits. Vegetables
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 8 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/PAN/120 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Panama.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified Technical Regulations establish the technical, quality and safety requirements to be met by frozen fries made from tubers of the species Solanum tuberosum L. for human consumption, whether of national origin or imported.
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