G/SPS/N/NIC/104  
14 June 2018 
(18-3703) 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) : Melon ( Cucumis melo L.)  seed 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : China 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 001 -2018 ARP -IPSA. Establecimiento de 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Semilla de Melón (Cucumis melo L.) 
procedentes de China  (Resolution No. 001-2018 ARP -IPSA, Phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of melon ( Cucumis melo L. ) seed from China) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of  pages : 2 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/NIC/18_3062_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes  the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of melon ( Cucumis melo L. ) seed originating in 
and coming from China.  
In order to enter the country, consignments must be covered by an original phytosanitary 
certificate from the country of origin,  which contains an additional declaration stating the 
following:  
Seed comes from a production site which has been registered, inspected and certified by 
the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of the country of origin, and which is free 
of: Squash mosaic virus, Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus and Acidovorax citrulli . The 
shipment must be free of soil, weed seed and all other vegetative material . Upon entry into 
the country, a phytosanitary diagnostic laboratory will carry out an inspection, sam pling 
and an analysis to determine the presence or absence of pests . Shipments will be subject 
to phytosanitary control by plant quarantine inspectors from the Institute for Agricultural 
and Livestock Protection, who will verify compliance with the phytosanitary requirements 
and decide whether or not to authorize importation, on the basis of the accompanying 
documents.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/104  
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  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 standar d? 
[ ] Yes [X] 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 291, 
Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento  (Law No. 291, Basic Law 
on animal and plant health and its implementing regulations)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 June 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months f rom date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 7 June 2 018 
[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 Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax numb er 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: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330, 2298 1331, 2298 1349 
Email : Santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/