G/TBT/N/NIC/175  
7 December  2022 
(22-9090) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : NICARAGUA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales , MARENA (Ministry of the Environment 
and Natural Resources)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comme nts 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry 
and Trade)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología , DNM (Directorate of Standardization and 
Metrology)  
Oficina de Información y Notificación , OIN (Information and Notification Office)  
Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Email: imartinez@mifi c.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1313 ; 1314; 1310 
Website : www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/C omercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Special 
wastes ( ICS 13 .030.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NTON 
05002 :2022 Gestión ambiental . Residuos de aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos . 
Generadores y gestores de residuos  (Nicaragu an Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
No. 05002:2022 : "Environmental management . Waste electrical and electronic 
equipment . Generators and managers  of waste ") (21 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified regulation lays down provisions and technical 
specifications aimed at protecting the environment through the prevention and reduction 
of environmental impacts in the generation and management of waste electrical and 
electronic equipment (WEEE).  
It applies to generators and man agers of WEEE.  
Note : This standard does not apply to WEEE from photovoltaic solar panels or to domestic  
generators  of WEEE . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Protect ion of the environment  G/TBT/N/NIC/175  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• NTON 05  015 - 02 Norma Técnica para el Manejo y Eliminación de Residuos 
Sólidos Peligrosos.  
• NTON 05  014 - 02 Norma Técnica Ambiental para el Manejo, Tratamiento y 
Disposición Final de los Desechos Sólidos No -Peligrosos.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 5 February 2 023 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  (MIFIC)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología  (DNM)  
Oficina de Información y Notificación  (OIN)  
Carretera a M asaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1313 ; 1314; 1310 
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
Website : www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
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