The Third Chamber of Administrative, Contencious and Labor of the Supreme Court of Justice issued an edict number 432 on February 20, 2025, confirming the admission of the administrative contencious annulment lawsuit filed by a private lawyer. This lawsuit seeks to declare null the Note ADM-1123-06-2021-DGPIMA-CON of June 28, 2021, and the Certification SG No. 021-06-2021, which grants validity to the concession rights until 2047.
The legal representatives of the company PPC filed an appeal on September 20, 2023, acting as interested third parties in the process. Following this, the head of the Administration's Attorney General was compelled to issue their opinion on the lawsuit. Through Administrative View 1862 on October 11, 2023, this official invoked a conflict of interest, an action that was resolved in favor on December 4, 2023.
On February 19, 2025, the resolution confirming the admission of the annulment lawsuit against the note and the certification from the AMP regarding the PPC contract was issued. Specifically, Note ADM-1123-06-2021-DGPIMA-CON grants an automatic extension to the law contract 5 of January 16, 1997, between the Panamanian State and the company PPC; whereas Certification SG No. 021-06-2021 gives approval for compliance with contractual obligations.
