Panama has officially released their reopening plan, which was approved this Tuesday by the cabinet, and has international aviation and tourism activities set to restart on October 12, 2020.  

 All returning Panama nationals and travelers  will be expected to quarantine for 14 days.  

Panama has taken its first step towards reopening the Tocumen  International Airport which is a major hub for Latin America and was the  busiest airport in Central America prior to the pademic.

Transiting through the Tocumen  International airport for international passengers and for the entry and  exit of national citizens and legal residents, will be permitted.

All returning Panama  will be expected to quarantine for 14 days.

“Establishing a controlled operation for the interconnection of  international commercial aviation which allows limited transit through  Tocumen International Airport and for the exit and controlled entry of  Panamanians and residents of Panama.”

However, the decree stated that transiting passengers through Tocumen  International Airport will only be permitted providing that their two  flights are no longer than six hours apart.

This is the first step the Panamanian government has made in loosening restrictions regarding international travel.

No dates have been given on when Panama will begin reopening for international tourism.

By means of the Executive Decree No. 314, of August 6, 2000, which  modifies the Executive Decree No. 145 of May 1, 2020, the Ministry of  Housing and Territorial Planning seeks to enhance and reinforce the  previous regulation's legal gaps. In this regard, the most relevant  changes are the following:

• It clarifies that only tenants  affected by the economic crisis and who have no possibility of paying  the contracted lease can benefit from these measures.
• Contractual  obligations unpaid due to the Lessee's economic impact will be  enforceable and payable up to two months after lifting the State of  National Emergency.
• For commercial leases, the postponement in  the payment of rental fees starts from the declaration of a National  State of Emergency until two months after reopening the tenant company's  economic activity.
• The Lessee who cannot cover his/her  obligations must accept to enter into a negotiable document (promissory  note, bill of exchange) that underwrites his/her debt. In this way, the  Lessor may have an executive title that facilitates the collection of  outstanding debt.
• Another issue was the situation of the  maintenance fees payable to the Horizontal Property Administration. This  Decree establishes that the Lessee must cancel the portion of the cost  that corresponds to the PH's maintenance fee, either to the Landlord or  to the PH Administration, as agreed. The amount paid by the Lessee in  this concept must be reduced from the debt.
• In the event of  breach by the Lessee of the mutual agreement signed with the Lessor, the  latter may resort to ordinary jurisdiction to demand compliance.
• Competent  authorities will be able to enforce the Decree and impose sanctions for  non-compliance to any of the parties involved, not only the Ministry of  Housing and Territorial Planning.

In conclusion, the  aforementioned temporary measures seek to clarify the contractual  situation between the parties; however, they do not constitute a  remission of the economic obligations derived from the lease. Such  commitments will remain in force and will be accrued as debt, the  payment of which will be enforceable through a judicial process.

Source: Denisse Correa  Administrative and Regulatory Law  

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