WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/N/1/NIC/1/Suppl.1
G/SCM/N/1/NIC/1/Suppl.1
26 July 2002
(02-4128)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidiesand Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 18.5
AND ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS
NICARAGUA
Supplement
The following communication, dated 12 January 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Nicaragua.
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I am pleased to notify herewith Law No. 290 of the Republic of Nicaragua, on the
Organization, Jurisdiction, and Procedures of the Ex ecutive Branch, published in the Official Journal,
La Gaceta,  No. 102, of 3 June 1998.  Articles 39-46 of this Law govern matters pertaining to appeals
for reconsideration and review from decisions issu ed by the investigating authority and responsible
entities, relating to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GeneralAgreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 and Article 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures.  (See Attachment).G/ADP/N/1/NIC/1/Suppl.1
G/SCM/N/1/NI C/1/Suppl.1
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
Law 290
LAW ON THE ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION
AND PROCEDURES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
December 1997
LAW No. 290
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
Informs the people of Nicaragua that:
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
In exercise of its powers;
HEREBY DECREES
The following:
LAW ON THE ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION AND
PROCEDURES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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G/SCM/N/1/NI C/1/Suppl.1
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CHAPTER IV
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND DISPUTES
Administrative remedies
Article 39. The appeal for reconsideration [ recurso de revisión] through administrative
channels is hereby established in favour of those citizens whose rights are deemed to have been
harmed by actions issued by the ministries and entities referred to in this Law.  Appeals for
reconsideration must be filed within a period of 15 working days reckoned as from the day after the
date on which notice of the action was served.
Document of appeal
Article 40. The document of appeal shall indicate the name and domicile of the
appellant, and it shall also specify the action complained of, the grounds for challenging the action,and the address for service of documents.
Entity responsible
Article 41. The entity responsible for the action in question shall have jurisdiction to
examine the appeal specified in Article 39 of this Law.
Suspension of the action
Article 42. The filing of the appeal does not suspend the implementation of the action.
However, the authority examining the appeal may grant a suspension on its own initiative or
at the request of a party, when implementation of the action may cause irreparable harm to the
appellant.
Appeal for review
Article 43. The appeal for reconsideration shall be decided within a period of 20 days
reckoned as from the date on which said appeal is filed.
Appeal for review by a higher authority
Article 44. The appeal for review by a higher authority [ recurso de apelación ] shall be
lodged with the same entity that issued the action, wi thin a period of six days after notice of the action
was served, and the latter shall refer the case togeth er with the pertinent report to its hierarchical
superior within a period of 10 days.
Decision
Article 45. The appeal for review by a higher authority shall be decided within a period
of 30 days reckoned as from the date on which it is filed.  This step shall exhaust the administrative
remedies, and the injured party shall then have standing to file a petition for constitutional relief
[recurso de amparo ], pending the effective date of the Law on Administrative Litigation Procedures.G/ADP/N/1/NIC/1/Suppl.1
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Other provisions applicable on a supplementary basis
Article 46. Any other aspects of administrative procedure not addressed in this law shall
be governed in accordance with the provisions of the relevant law.
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