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Panama-United States
  Background and Negotiations
   

On 18 November 2003 the USTR notified the United States Congress of the Administration's intent to initiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Panama. Negotiations began in Panama City, Panama on 26 April 2004.  In February 2006, at the request of the Government of Panama the U.S. agreed to a technical review of the US food safety inspection system. A notice of intent to enter into a free trade agreement was sent to Congress on 30 March 2007. The FTA was signed on 28 June 2007.

Documents related to the negotiations
28 June 2007 Panama and the United States sign Trade Promotion Agreement PDF New!
30 March 2007 Notice of Intention to Enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Panama PDF
13 February 2006 Statement by US Chief Agriculture Negotiator regarding FTA negotiationsPDF
5 April 2005 Ninth round of negotiationsSpanishWord
6 February 2005 Eighth round of negotiationsSpanishWord
15 January 2005 Seventh round of negotiationsSpanishWord
10 December 2004 Sixth round of negotiationsSpanishWord
18 August 2004 Joint Statement by Panama and the United States on the fourth round of negotiationsWord
11 June 2004 Joint Statement by Panama and the United States on the second round of negotiationsWord
26 March 2004 U.S. and Panama to initiate negotiations on April 26PDF
18 November 2003 Letter to U.S. House of Representatives notifying intent to initiate free trade talks with PanamaPDF
Source:  Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias de Panamá, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

 

  Draft Texts
   

On 19 January 2007, the USTR released the draft text of the U.S.-Panama TPA.

June 2007 Final texts of the U.S. - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement New!
19 January 2007 Draft texts: U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

 

  Entry into Force
   

Panama's National Assembly ratified the agreement on 11 July 2007.

11 July 2007 Panama's National Assembly ratifies TPA SpanishPDFNew!
Source: Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias de Panamá

 

  Related Articles and Studies
   

 

August 2004 CRS Report to Congress. The Proposed U.S -Panama Free Trade AgreementPDF
  Ministerio de Comercio, Panamá.  Tratado de Libre Comercio Panamá-Estados Unidos: Principales Objetivos de la NegociaciónSpanishPDF
June 2004 USTR. Interim Environmental ReviewPDF

 

  Related Articles and Studies
   
June 2007 Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Free Trade with Panama: Summary of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion AgreementPDF New!
July 2004 Secretaría de Economía de México. Tratado de Libre Comercio México-Uruguay Nuevas oportunidades en un esquema de integración profundaSpanishPDF

  Sources
   
 

Spanish version
Recent Developments
  11 July 2007. Panama's National Assembly ratifies U.S. Panama TPANew!
 

June 2007. Final texts of the U.S. - Panama TPANew!

 

June 2007. Summary of the U.S.-Panama TPANew!

 

28 June 2007. Panama and the U.S. sign TPANew!


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