G/SPS/N/NIC/119  
20 July 2020 
(20-4970) 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 : Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health) - Dirección General de 
Regulación Sanitaria , DGRS (Directorate -General of Health Regulation) - Dirección de 
Regulación de Alimentos , DRA (Directorate of Food Regulation)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addi tion, 
where applicable) : ICS number : 67.100.20  
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 : NTON 03  111 - 20 / R TCA 67 .04.77:20 Productos 
lácteos . Mantequilla . Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
No. 03 111 - 20 / Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.77:20 : Milk 
products . Butter. Specifications) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
www.mific.gob.ni/Comercio -Interior/Normalización -y-Metrología/Normas -en-Consulta -
Pública/NTON -en-Consulta -Pública  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes 
the specifications to be met by butter, as defined in Article 4 thereof.  
It applies to butter for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of 
the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): Codex Alimentarius CXS 279 -1971 
[ ] 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. ): 
[ ] None  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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:  
RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version).  
RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current 
version).  
RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentario s (current version).  
RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 Año s de Edad  (current version).  
RTCA Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . 
Principios Generales  (current version).  
CODEX S TAN 234 -1999: Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling. (available in 
Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
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 ): To be determined  
[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 ): 18 September 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website : w ww.mific.gob.ni/Comercio -Interior/Normalización -y-Metrología/Normas -en-
Consulta -Pública/NTON -en-Consulta -Pública  
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  (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 ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website : w ww.mific.gob.ni/Comercio -Interior/Normalización -y-Metrología/Normas -en-
Consulta -Pública/NTON -en-Consulta -Pública