G/SPS/N/NIC/115  
26 February  2020 
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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) : HS heading : 01.02 (Live bovine animals)  
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. 099-2019 Vigilancia de la 
encefalopatía espongiforme bovina (EEB)  (Executive Resolution No. 099-2019 on bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified Executive Resolution seeks to establish measures 
and procedures that are binding th roughout Nicaraguan national territory and designed 
to prevent the introduction, establishment and spread of the bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE) causative agent through susceptible animals, animal feed, 
products and by -products of animal origin and other products specified in the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code that can act as carriers.  
7. Objective and 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?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/NIC/115  
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  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) : 16 December 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 15 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 ): 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments : [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  
normalización@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  
https://www.ipsa.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  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA).  
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo, Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330  
 (+505) 2298 1349  
Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
https://www.ipsa.gob.ni/