Law No. 5 of January 25, 2006 modifying Article 5 of Law 108 of 1974 which grants incentives for exports and indicates other provisions", sets forth, in its Article 2, that it modified Article 701 of the Fiscal Code, to wit

The Free Trade Treaty between the United Status and Panama will bring large numbers of import companies, such as Nike, J.C. Penny and Wal-Mart, which have been establishing their manufacturing centers in Asia, due especially to the low production costs, and others will set up in the Republic of Panama