G/SPS/N/NIC/108  
28 August  2019 
(19-5544) 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 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) : Colistin (polymy xin E)  
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 : Resolución ejecutiva No. 052-2019 Prohibición de 
elaboración importación, comercialización, exportación, uso, registro, renovación, refrenda, 
almacenamiento, transporte o tenencia de Colistina (Polimixina E) y sus sales, como 
materia prima, medicamento veterinario o en alimentación animal  (Executive Reso lution 
No. 052-2019: Ban on the production, importation, marketing, exportation, use, 
registration, renewal, approval, storage, transport or possession of colistin (polymyxin E) 
and colistin salts as a raw material or veterinary drug or in in animal feed) . Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : Ban throughout the territory of Nicaragua on the production, 
importation, marketing, exportation, use, registration, renewal, approval, storage, 
transport or possession of veterinary drugs or medicated feed containing the active 
ingredient colistin (polymyxin E) and any colistin salt, whether as a single compound, in 
combinations or mixtures or as a raw material, for use in veterinary medicine or animal 
feed. 
7. Objective a nd rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal 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) : 
[ ] 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NIC/108  
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  [ ] 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"  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 1 January 2 020 
[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  
Website: https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/