G/SPS/N/NIC/111  
4 February  2020 
(20-0841) 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) : Products of plan t origin . Ground -nut and palm oil cash crop 
plantations are exempted.  
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 : NTON 11  - 051 19 Buenas prácticas agrícolas . 
Requisitos y evaluación de la conformidad . (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 
(NTON) No. 11 - 051 19 : "Good agricultural practices . Requirements and conformity 
assessment.") Language(s) : Spanis h Number of pages : 20 
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes the technical guidelines and 
requirements for the implementation of good agricultural practices.  
It applies to the primary production, harvesting, transportation and storage of products 
of plant origin in the production unit for persons wishing to obtain official certification in 
good agricultural practices.  
Note: This Standard does not apply to ground -nut and palm oil cash crop plantations, 
which ar e subject to the current version of the relevant standard for these items.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  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 Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/NIC/111  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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:  
− Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CAC/ RCP 53 -2003), 
current version . 
− NTON Norma Técnica para el manejo, tratamiento y disposición final de los residuos 
sólidos no peligrosos.  
− NTON  Norma Técnica para el manejo y eliminación de los residuos sólidos peligrosos.  
− Resolución Ministerial del MARENA No. 002 - 2008.  
− NTON 05  027-05 Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense para Regular los Sistemas 
de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales y sus Reúso s, en su versión vigente.  
− NTON 05  031-07 Norma Técnica para el uso de las aguas residuales de los efluentes 
provenientes de la industria azucarera y destilerías de alcohol para el riego de las 
plantaciones de la caña de azúcar.  
− NTON 09  006-11 Requisitos am bientales para la construcción operación y clausura 
de pozos.  
− NTN ISO 5667 -3 Water quality . Sampling . Part 3: Preservation and handling of water 
samples. ( ISO 5667 -3:2012, IDT).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
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 ): To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 4 April 2 020 (60 days from the date of publication 
of the notification ) 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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, Nica ragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 -9300, Ext. 1314 or 1311  
Email : notificacion@mific.gob.ni;  normalización@mific.gob.ni;  imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
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  
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 Agropecuaria  (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