G/SPS/N/NIC/74  
 
18 February 2013  
(13-0864)  Page: 1/3  
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 numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Veterinary drugs 
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: Acuerdo Ministerial No. 016-2012 Suspende 
temporalmente, por el plazo de un año prorrogable, el registro sanitario de los medicamentos veterinarios que en su composición contengan moléculas a base de Ivermectina, Abamectina y Doramectina, ya sea solas o combinadas  (Ministerial Decision 
No. 016-2012 suspending, on a temporary basis,  for an extendable period of one year, 
the sanitary registration of veterinary drugs containing ivermectin-, abamectin- and doramectin-based molecules, whether alone or combined) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 2 G/SPS/N/NIC/74 
 
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6. Description of content:  
The notified text suspends, on a temporary ba sis, for an extendable period of one year, 
the sanitary registration of veterinary drugs for production animals containing ivermectin-, abamectin- and doramectin-bas ed molecules, whether alone or combined, 
the residue persistence and withdrawal period  of which exceed 28 days from when they 
were last administered. 
Establishments formulating, importing and di stributing such drugs are to provide the 
Animal Health Directorate with a list of the preparations subject to this Decision 
seven working days at the latest after its publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
The marketing, distribution and storage of prep arations governed by this instrument that 
are to be found with importers and distributors and in veterinary pharmacies are 
permitted for a period not exceeding nine months from the entry into force of the 
Decision. Once this period of time is over, any imports will be confiscated without right to compensation, or rejected at the owner's expense. 
After the above-mentioned period of time , the domestic manufacture, importation, 
distribution, storage and use of veterinary drugs governed by this Decision will be 
prohibited. 
Upon the entry into force of this Decision , MAGFOR, through the Directorate-General of 
Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health (DGPSA), will only authorize the 
importation of preparations governed by this provision for which applications are presented in the first three months following the entry into force of the Decision. 
Once this period is over, applications for importing such products will no longer be 
considered. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 number)  
[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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Ley N° 291 de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal (Law No. 291 on animal and 
plant health); 
 Decreto N° 59-2003 Reglamento a la Ley 291 de Salud Animal y Sanidad 
(Decree No. 59 ‑2003: Regulations implementing Law No. 291 on animal and plant 
health); 
 Ley 274, "Ley Básica para la Regulación y Control de Plaguicidas, Sustancias 
Tóxicas, Peligrosas y Otras Similares", Decreto 49-98 (Law No. 274: "Basic Law on 
the regulation and control of pesticides and toxic, hazardous and other similar 
substances", Decree No. 49 ‑98). G/SPS/N/NIC/74 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Fax: (+505) 2278-5042 E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 
Fax: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 E-mail: imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 
Fax: (+505) 2278-5042 E-mail:  dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni