G/SPS/N/NIC/82  
10 March 2014  
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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: Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal , MAGFOR (Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.20 
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 11 042 - 14 Norma Técnica Obligatoria 
Nicaragüense denominada, Certificación de Material Propagativo. Cacao  (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 042 - 14: Certification of propagation material. Cocoa) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 17 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Standard establishes the procedures, 
requirements, and phytosanitary and quality specifications for cocoa propagation material 
put up for distribution and marketing. 
It applies to all public or private, natural or legal persons involved in the production, 
distribution and marketing of sexual or asexual cocoa propagation material. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial 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/82 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Ley No 280, Ley de producción y comercio de semillas  (Law No. 280: Law on the 
production and trading of seeds); 
 Decreto Ejecutivo No. 26-98 reglamento de la Ley de producción y comercio de 
semillas  (Executive Decree No. 26-98: Regulations for the Law on the production and 
trading of seeds); 
 Ley 291, Ley básica de salud animal y sanidad vegetal  (Law No. 291: Basic law on 
animal and plant health); 
 NTON 11 005-08 Primera Revisión Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense para la 
importación de productos y subproductos de origen vegetal y organismos vivos de uso 
agrícola  (NTON No. 11 005-08: First revision. Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical 
Standard on the importation of products an d by-products of plant origin and living 
organisms for agricultural use); 
 NTON 17 003-03 Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Procedimientos de 
muestreo y requisitos para semilla importada de uso agrícola e investigación  
(Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 17 003-03: Sampling 
procedures and requirements for seed imported for agricultural use and research). 
(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) : Six months after publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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) 2 248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 Email: nsolano@mific.gob.ni 
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
Website: 
http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONALDE
NORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/language/e
n-US/Default.aspx 
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: +(505) 2 270-1089 Fax: +(505) 2 278-5042 Email: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni