G/SPS/N/NIC/117  
27 March  2020 
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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 : Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for 
Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health)  
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) : Soya bean ( Glycine max  L.) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 002 -2020 ARP -IPSA Establecimiento de 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Semilla de Soya (Glycine max L.) 
(Resolution 002 -2020 ARP -IPSA establishing phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of soya bean ( Glycine max  L.) seeds from the Russian Federat ion) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution sets out the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Nicaragua of soya bean ( Glycine max  L.) seeds originating 
in and coming from the Russian Federation.  
To enter the country, shipments must meet the following conditions:  
The soya bean ( Glycine max  L.) seeds must have been packed in the Russian Federation;  
The soya bean seeds must come from s eedbeds that have been inspected, registered and 
certified by the competent authority of the country of origin;  
The product must be in new packaging;  
The shipment of soya bean seeds must be free of soil and weed seeds or plant material 
other than that bein g imported;  
The shipment must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
national plant protection organization with an additional declaration stating that  
the seeds are free from:  
− Soybean mosaic virus  
− Tobacco streak virus  
− Alfalfa mosaic virus  
− Gibberella avenacea  
− Peronospora manshurica  
− Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens  
− Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/117  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] 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. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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:  
Ley 291 , "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento"  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 March 2 020 
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 ): 25 March 2 020 
[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 ): 26 May 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] 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)  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1311  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
normalización@mific.gob.ni  
imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  G/SPS/N/NIC/117  
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  13. Text(s) available fr om: [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 131 4 or 1311  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
normalización@mific.gob.ni  
imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portez uelo 
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330  
(+505) 2298 1331  
(+505) 2298 1349  
Email: Santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni /