G/SPS/N/NIC/114  
26 February  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) : Feed for animals  of any species.  
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 : Resolución Ejecutiva No. 072-2019 Prohibición de 
elaboración, importación, comercialización, exportación, uso, registro, renovación, 
refrenda, almacenamiento, transporte o tenencia de Etoxiquina como aditivo y en 
productos utilizados que la contienen (Executive Resolution No. 072-2019: Ban on the 
product ion, importation, marketing, exportation, use, registration, renewal, approval, 
storage, transport and possession of products containing the additive ethoxyquin) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified text prohibits the production, importation, 
marketing, exportation, use, registration, renewal, approval, storage, transport and 
possession of products, including mixes, premixes, meal or feed for animals of any 
species, that contain the additive ethoxyquin.  
Any establishment found to be in breach of the Resolution will be punished in accordance 
with domestic legislation, including through the suspension or withdrawal of their 
operating licence or registration for mixes, premixes or animal feed granted by IPSA.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] 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:  
[ ] 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 Pla nt Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NIC/114  
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  [ ] 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"  (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 October 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 1 January 2 020 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of othe r 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 and 1311  
Email:  notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria  (IPSA)  (Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health)  
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo, Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330  
 (+505) 2298 1349  
Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya, Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 and 1311  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
normalización@mific.gob.ni  
imartinez@mific .gob.ni  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA).  
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo, Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330  
 (+505) 2298 1349  
Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/