G/SPS/N/NIC/109  
28 August  2019 
(19-5556) 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) : Banana propagati on material, fresh and dried plant parts, in vitro  
plants, organic growing media, other host materials and regulated goods  
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.054 -2019 Medidas 
fitosanitarias para la prevención de la introducción de la marchitez por fusarium (Fusarium 
oxysporum f. sp. cubense raza 4 tropical)  (Executive Resolution No. 054-2019, 
Phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction of banana wilt disease ( Fusarium 
oxysporum f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4) ) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified text declares banana wilt disease ( Fusarium 
oxysporum f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4) as a major quarantine pest.  
It prohibits the importation of any organism, object or material capable of harbouring or 
spreading Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.  cubense  tropical race 4 coming from countr ies 
where the presence of the fungus has been suspected or confirmed, including:  
a. plants for planting;  
b. propagation material;  
c. in vitro  plants;  
d. fresh and dried parts of plants from the Musaceae  family (including handicrafts made 
from parts of these plants);  
e. soil samples;  
f. organic growing media shipped independently or with plants for planting (e.g. coconut 
fibre and peat);  
g. other host materials and regulated goods.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/109  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or seri al 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?  
[ ] 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 2 91, Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 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 ): 12 July 2 019 
[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 Enq uiry 
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 and 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/