G/SPS/N/NIC/125  
13 July 2023 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : NICARAGUA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Autoridad Nacional de Regulación Sanitaria , ANRS  (National Health 
Regulatory Authority)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Milk and processed milk products (ICS code : 67.100.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano NTON/R TCA 
67.04.79:23 Productos Lácteos . Yogur (Yogurt, Yogurth, Yoghurt, Yogourt) . 
Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON)/Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.79:23 : Yoghurt (Yogurt, Yogurth, Yoghurt, 
Yogourt) . Specificatio ns) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NIC/23_10977_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON)/Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) establishes the technical specifications to be met by 
yoghurt, conforming to the definition set out in Article  4.1 thereof . The Regulati on provides 
elements for the classification and composition of yoghurt . It applies to yoghurt for direct 
human consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
Note 1 : The word yoghurt is used in this document, but may also be referred to as 
"yogurt", "yogurth", "yoghurt" or "yogourt".  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 243 -2003 Standard for Fermented Milks  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health  (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NIC/125  
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  [X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
• RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . 
Principios G enerales  (current version).  
• RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos , (current 
version).  
• RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Enva sados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version).  
• RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metro logía (Directorate of Standardization and Metrology)  
Oficina de Información y Notificación  (Information and Notification Office)  
Kilómetro 6 de Carrera a Masaya, frente a Camino de Oriente  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314, 1320, 1310  
Email:  normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
 notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología  
Oficina de Información y Notificación  
Kilómetro 6 de Carre ra a Masaya, frente a Camino de Oriente  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314, 1320, 1310  
Email:  normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
 notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp