Negotiations between Chile and Panama were initiated in November of 1996 but were postponed in November 1997. Negotiations were restarted in June 1998 but were postponed again in 1999. In September 2004 negotiations were again restarted and in February of 2006 a free trade agreement was concluded. The FTA was signed on 27 June 2006.

Documents related to the negotiations
27 June 2006	Chile and Panama sign Free Trade Agreement
	Text of the Chile-Panama FTA
02 February 2006	Chile and Panama conclude FTA negotiations
01-03 February 2006	XV round of negotiatons
08-10 June 2005	Santiago, Chile: First round of negotiations
31 May 2005	Chile and Panama undertake dialogue to negotiate FTA
06 January 2005	Chile and Panama agree to restart negotiations
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias de Panamá

The Chile-Panama Free Trade agreement entered into force on 7 March 2008.

07 March 2008	Chile-Panama FTA enters into force
Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas, Chile

Article 15.1 of the Chile-Panama Free Trade agreement provides for the establishment of a free trade commission, which will meet at least once a year.

Documents related to the implementation of the agreement
28 September 2022	Extraordinary Meeting of the Administrative Commission Chile-Panama
07 September 2016	Fifth meeting of the Free Trade Commission
26 January 2010	First meeting of the Free Trade Commission
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile(DIRECON); Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

• Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile
• Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)
• Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias de Panamá
• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Panamá
• Servicio de Aduanas, Chile