Panama

Panama’s competition regime is founded on the Law on Consumer Protection and Competition Defence (Law No. 45 of October 31, 2007, “Ley de Protección al Consumidor y Defensa de la Competencia”). The enforcement authority is the Authority for Consumer Protection and Competition Defence (“Autoridad de Protección al Consumidor y Defensa de la Competencia”, ACODECO), created by Law 45/2007 and operational thereafter.

This profile was updated on October 27, 2025, and is pending review and comments by the competition agency.