G/SPS/N/NIC/113  
4 February  2020 
(20-0843) Page: 1/2 
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) : Live swine, prod ucts and by -products thereof  
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 : Medidas sanitarias para la prevención de la introducción 
de la peste porcina africana  (Sanitary measures to prevent the spread of African swine 
fever) Languages(s) : Spanis h Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified document states that African swine fever is a 
disease of quarantine concern.  
It prohibits the importation into Nicaragua of live swine and any products, by -products or 
genetic material of porcine origin from countries affected by African swine fever.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] a nimal 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) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 15.1. (I nfection with African swine fever 
virus)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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:  
Ley 291 "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento"  G/SPS/N/NIC/113  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 September 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 October 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 18 September 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  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  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agro pecuaria  (IPSA)  
Address : Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo,  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330/2981 330/2298 1349  
Email : santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/