G/SPS/N/NIC/118  
7 April 2020 
(20-2745) 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) : Plant products  
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 : Ley No. 1020, Ley de protección fitosanitaria de 
Nicaragua  (Law No. 1020: "Nicaragua Phytosanitary Protection Law") Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 17 
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Law is to establish provisions to 
protect, maintain and improve plant health in the Republic of Nicaragua by preventing 
the entry, spread and establishment of pests, protecting plant resources, facilitating 
international trade in plants and plant products and contributing to the sustainable 
development of farming.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [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. ISPM No. ): 
[X] None  
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:  G/SPS/N/NIC/118  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Ley No. 291, Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento.  
− NTN 01  012-18 Norma Técnica Nicaragüense . Medidas Fitosanitarias . Vocabulario. 
(MOD) de la N IMF 5 :2018.  
− NIMF No. 2 Certificados Fitosanitarios.  
− NTON 11  013 - 16 Medidas Fitosanitarias . Embalajes de Madera.  (MOD) de la NIMF 
No. 15:2009.  
− Ley No. 476, Ley de Servicio Civil y Carrera Administrativa y su Reglamento.  
− Ley No. 290, Ley de Organización, Competencia y Procedimientos del Pode r Ejecutivo 
y sus Reformas.  
− Ley No. 550, Ley de Administración Financiera y del Régimen Presupuestario.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 March 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 March 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 23 March 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 ): 
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  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 and 1311  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalización@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria  (IPSA) 
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo, Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330  
 (+505) 2298 1330  
 (+505) 2298 1349  
Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/