G/SPS/N/NIC/107  
8 May 2019 
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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) : Various plant pr oducts affected by regulated pests  
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 : Lista de Plagas Reglamentadas , Nicaragua 2019 (List 
of Regulated Pests, Nicaragua, 2019) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 37 
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the second version of the list of 
regulated pests in Nicaragua, in accordance with Article 10.6 and 10.7 (Chapter II) of Law 
No. 291 (Basic Law on animal and plant health) and its implementing regulations and 
Article VII.2(i) o f the New Revised Text of the International Plant Protection Convention 
(IPPC) . The list was prepared on the basis of pest interceptions at entry points, technical 
data sheets, pest risk analyses (PRAs) for specific pests and diagnosis of samples by the 
Phytosanitary Diagnostic and Seed Control Laboratory (LDFCS) of Nicaragua's Institute 
for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health, as well as ISPM No. 8 (Determination 
of pest status in an area) and ISPM No. 19 (Guidelines on lists of regulated pest s) of the 
FAO (Rome).  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard ? 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) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) ISPM No. 19 
(2003) : Guidelines on lists of regulated pests  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/NIC/107  
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  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) : 5 February 2 019 
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 ): 5 February 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  
 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   
https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/Portals/0/4 Sanidad V egetal y Semillas/Vigilancia 
Fitosanitaria/Vigilancia/Lista_de_Plagas_Reglamentadas_de_Nicaragua_2019.pdf