G/TBT/N/NIC/171  
29 October  2021 
(21-8209) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : NICARAGUA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health)  
Ministerio de Salud , MINSA (Ministry of Health)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if ava ilable) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
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 1310  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: www.mific.gob.ni/Comercio -Interior/Normalización -y-Metrología/Normas -
enConsu lta-Pública/NTON -en-Consulta -Pública  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applica ble): Processes 
in the food industry ( ICS 67 .020), Animal produce in general ( ICS 67 .120.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NTON 
03001 :2021 Rastros . Requisitos higiénicos y sanitarios  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical 
Standard (NTON) No. 03001:2021 : Abattoirs . Hygiene and health requirements) (13 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard seeks to establish the minimum hygiene 
and health requirements to be met by abattoirs (processing establishments) where 
animals are slaughtered and meat is obtained for human consumption.  
The Standard is binding on all abattoirs (proce ssing establishments) where bovine animals 
and swine are slaughtered and butchered, to obtain meat for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Protectio n of the environment  G/TBT/N/NIC/171  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 026 -10: Sistema de 
Registro de Establecimientos, Identificación y Movilización de Ganado Bovino  
(current version)  
• Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 05 001 -05: Norma 
Técnica para el Control Ambiental en Mataderos  (current version)  
• Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 01 026 -10: Norma 
Sanitaria de Manipulación de Alimentos . Requisitos Sani tarios para 
Manipuladores (current version)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: +(505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: www.mific.gob.ni/Comercio -Interior/Normalización -y-Metrología/Normas -
enConsulta -Pública/NTON -en-Consulta -Pública  
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