G/SPS/N/NIC/110  
4 February  2020 
(20-0837) 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) : Avocado tree ( Persea americana  Mill.) cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Peru 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 001 -2020 ARP -IPSA. Establecimiento de 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Varetas de Aguacate (Persea americana 
Mill) procedentes de Perú  (Resolution No. 001-2020 ARP -IPSA. Establishment of 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of avocado tree ( Persea americana 
Mill.) cuttings from Peru) Language(s) : Spanis h Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Nicaragua of avocado tree ( Persea 
americana Mill.) cuttings originating in and coming from Peru . To enter the country, the 
shipment must meet the following risk management requirements:  
− Option A: The material must come from pest -free areas recognized by the national 
plant protection organization (NPPO) of Nicaragua . Such recognition is granted on the 
basis of a protocol.  
− Option B: The producer of the avocado tree cutting propagation material must be 
registered with the competent national seed certification authority of Peru . The 
importing NPPO inspects the propagation material and issues its phytosanitary 
certification in the place of origin.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [X] 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/110  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [X] 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 Regl amento"  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 2 020 
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 ): 60 days from the date of publication of the notification  
[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, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1311  
Email : notificacion@mific.gob.ni;  
normalización@mific.gob.ni;  
imartinez@mif ic.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.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  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria  (IPSA)  
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330/2298 1331/2298 1349  
Email : Santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/