G/TBT/N/NIC/145  
6 June 2016  
(16-3018)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NICARAGUA 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health) 
Managua, Nicaragua Tel.:  (+505) 2270-1089 
Email: jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
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 1313 
Email:  notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni   
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en-us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx  
3. Notified under Arti cle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 65.080 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  NTON 11 048–16: 
Insumos agrícolas. Bio insumos y sustancias afines. Requisitos de registro  (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 048–16: Agricultural inputs. Bio-inputs and 
related substances. Registration requirements) (9 pages, in Spanish).   
6. Description of content:  The notified document establishes the requirements governing 
the marketing registration of bio-inputs and related substances used in agriculture. It 
applies to the registration of bio-inputs and related substances that are formulated, 
produced, imported, marketed and distributed for agricultural use. 
Botanical pesticides, microbiological pesticides and biosolids are excluded from the scope of 
this Standard. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Plant health, animal health and consumer protection G/TBT/N/NIC/145 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Ley No. 274 "Ley Básica para la Regulación y Control de Plaguicidas, Sustancias 
Tóxicas, Peligrosas y otras Similares" y su Reglamento  (Law No. 274 "Basic Law on 
the regulation and control of pesticides and toxic, hazardous and other similar 
substances" and its implementing regulations); 
• Ley No. 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); 
• RTCA 65.05.54:09: "Fertilizantes y Enmiendas de Uso Agrícola. Requisitos para el 
Registro"  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.54:09: "Fertilizers 
and soil conditioners for agricultural use. Registration requirements"). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, 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 1313 
Email:  imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en-us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx