OP 1 and related matters from OP 5, OP 6, OP 8 (a), (b), (c) and OP 10 State: Panama Date of Report: 12 July 2005 Date of Addendum 1: 24 February 2006 Date of Addendum 2: 30 April 2008 Did you make one of the following Remarks statements or is your country a State (information refers to the if YES, indicate relevant information (i.e. signing, accession, ratification, Party to or Member State of one of the YES page of the English version entering into force, etc) following Conventions, Treaties and of the report or an official Arrangements ? web site) General statement on non- 1 possession of WMD General statement on commitment to 2 disarmament and non-proliferation General statement on non-provision 3 of WMD and related materials to non- Biological Weapons Convention 4 X Deposit 20 March 1974 (BWC) Chemical Weapons Convention 5 X Deposit 07 October 1998 (CWC) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 6 X Ratified 13 January 1977 (NPT) Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 7 X Deposit 23 March 1999 Treaty (CTBT) The information in the matrices originates primarily from national reports and is complemented by official government information, including that made available to inter-governmental organizations. The matrices are prepared under the direction of the 1540 Committee. The 1540 Committee intends to use the matrices as a reference tool for facilitating technical assistance and to enable the Committee to continue to enhance its dialogue with States on their implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540. The matrices are not a tool for measuring compliance of States in their non-proliferation obligations but for facilitating the implementation of Security Council Resolutions 1540 and 1673. They do not reflect or prejudice any ongoing discussions outside of the Committee, in the Security Council or any of its organs, of a State's compliance with its non-proliferation or any other obligations Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 1 Convention on Physical Protection of 8 X Deposit 01 April 1999 Nuclear Material (CPPNM) 9 Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) X Subscribed 04 April 2003 10 Geneva Protocol of 1925 X Deposit 4 December 1970 International Atomic Energy Agency 11 X Since 1966 (IAEA) Nuclear Weapons Free Zone/ 12 X Treaty of Tlatelolco Protocol(s) 1. Partial Test Ban 2. Sea-Bed Treaty 3. Convention on the Control of Transborder Movement of Hazardous Waste and their Elimination 4. Rotterdam Convention 5. Stockholm Convention 13 Other Conventions/Treaties X 6. Basel Convention 7 . International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea 8. 1978 Protocol to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea ( SOLAS 74/79) 9.Internaitonal Code of Consuct for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities. 10 has adopted the Inernational Code (ISPS) 11. part of teh PSI, TCI and CSI 14 Other Arrangements 1. Party to 12 UN Conventions against terrorism 2. Regional Agreement on the Transborder Movement of Dangerous Materials 3. Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and other Related Materials 4. US/Panama Shipboarding Agreement 15 Other X 5 . Rotterdam Convention on the Prior informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in Inernational Trade 6.UN Convention on iIicit T in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 7 Paticipate in the PSI, and the TECI ( Iniciative on Export Controls or Transbordering countries) Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 2 OP 2 - Biological Weapons (BW) State: Panama Date of Repot 12 July 2005 Date of Addendum 1 24 February 2006 Date of Addendum 2 30 April 2008 Does national legislation exist which Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties National legal framework prohibits persons or entities to and others engage in one of the following Remarks activities ? Can violators be penalized if YES, indicate source document YES YES if YES, indicate source document ? of national implementation law 1 manufacture/produce X BWC Aproved by Act No. 7 8 ? November 1973enter into force to 2 acquire X Panama 26 Mach 1975 ? Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- 3 possess X ? Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 BWC Aproved by Act No. 7, 4 stockpile/store X ? 8 November 1973enter into force to 5 develop X Panama 26 Mach 1975 ? 6 transport ? BWC Aproved by Act No. 7, 7 transfer X 8 November 1973enter into force to ? Panama 26 Mach 1975 Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- Penal Code , Articles 131 (6), 287, 8 use X X Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 293, 298, participate as an accomplice in a.m. 9 X Penal Code art. 323 ,324 activities 10 assist in a.m. activities X Penal Code 288, 289 11 finance a.m. activities X Penal Code articles: 287, 288 BWC Aproved by Act No. 7 8 November a.m. activities related to means of 12 X delivery 1973enter into force to Panama 26 Mach 1975 Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 3 BWC Aproved by Act No. 7, 8 November 1973enter into force to involvement of non-State actors in 13 X Panama 26 Mach 1975 X Penal Code Art. 4 a.m. activities Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 14 Other Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 4 OP 2 - Chemical Weapons (CW) State: Panama Date of Repot 12 July 2005 Date of Addendum 1 24 February 2006 Date of Addendum 2 30 April 2008 Does national legislation exist which Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties National legal framework prohibits persons or entities to and others engage in one of the following Remarks activities ? Can violators be penalized if YES, indicate source document YES YES if YES, indicate source document ? of national implementation law 1 manufacture/produce X ? CWC Apoved by Act No. 48, 15 July 1998 2 acquire X enter into force im Panam 6 ? 3 possess November 1998 ? 4 stockpile/store X Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- ? 5 develop X Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 ? 6 transport ? 7 transfer X ? 8 use X X Penal Code Art.131(6), 287 participate as an accomplice in a.m. 9 X X Penal Code 323, 324 activities 10 assist in a.m. activities X X Penal Code Art. 288, 289 11 finance a.m. activities X X Penal Code, Art. 287, 288 a.m. activities related to means of 12 X delivery Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 5 CWC Apoved by Act No. 48, 15 July 1998 involvement of non-State actors in enter into force im Panam 6 13 X X Penal Code Art. 4 a.m. activities November 1998 Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 14 Other Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 6 OP 2 - Nuclear Weapons (NW) State: Panama Date of Repot 12 July 2005 Date of Addendum 1 24 February 2006 Date of Addendum 2 30 April 2008 Does national legislation exist which Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties National legal framework prohibits persons or entities to and others engage in one of the following Remarks activities ? Can violators be penalized if YES, indicate source document YES YES if YES, indicate source document ? of national implementation law 1 manufacture/produce x Act No. 5, 26 Octiber 1976 enter into force in Panam 13 January 1977 2 acquire X Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- 3 possess X ? Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 4 stockpile/store ? 5 develop ? 6 transport ? 7 transfer ? Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- 8 use X X Penal Code art. 287 Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 participate as an accomplice in a.m. 9 X activities Penal Code 323, 324 10 assist in a.m. activities X Penal Code Art. 288, 289 11 finance a.m. activities X Penal Code Art. 287, 288 a.m. activities related to means of 12 delivery Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 7 involvement of non-State actors in Law No 14,30 October 1990 art. 7- 13 X X a.m. activities Gaceta Oficial -6 November 1990 Penal Code Art. 4 14 Other Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 8 OP 3 (a) and (b) - Account for/Secure/Physically protect BW including Related Materials State: Panama Date of Repot 12 July 2005 Date of Addendum 1 24 February 2006 Date of Addendum 2 30 April 2008 Are any of the following measures, Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, National legal framework procedures or legislation in place to and others account for, secure or otherwise Remarks protect BW and Related Materials? YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Can violators be penalized ? Law No. 1 of 10 January 2001 1 Measures to account for production X on medicines and other chemical Law No. 1 of 10 January 2001 2 Measures to account for use X on medicines and other chemical 3 Measures to account for storage 4 Measures to account for transport Law No. 1 of 10 January 2001 5 Other measures for accounting X on medicines and other chemical Law No. 1 of 10 January 2001 6 Measures to secure production X on medicines and other chemical Law No. 1 of 10 January 2001 7 Measures to secure use X on medicines and other chemical 8 Measures to secure storage 1.Resolution No. 07 of 11 July 1997 of Ministry of Health 2.Law No, 19 of 11 June 1997 of the 9 Measures to secure transport X Panama Canal Authority Maritime Regulations for the Operation of the Panama Canal 10 Other measures for securing Regulations for physical protection of 11 facilities/materials/ transports Matrix as approved by the 1540 Committee on 24 November 2010 9 Licensing/registration of 12 facilities/persons handling biological materials 13 Reliability check of personnel Measures to account for/secure/ 14 physically protect means of delivery Regulations for genetic engineering 15 work Other legislation/ regulations related Law No.