G/TBT/N/NIC/15 4 
22 June 2017  
(17-3322) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Salud , MINSA (Minis try of Health)  
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos  (Directorate of Food Regulation)  
Tel./Fax: 289 -4717 or 289 -4700, Ext. 115  
E-mail: dra@minsa.gob.ni    
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email a nd 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 , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade ) 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505)  2248-9300, Ext . 1310 / 1314  
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  
3. Notified under Article 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 for Standards (ICS) code  67.100.01  
5. Title, numb er of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano NTON 03 105 – 17. RTCA 67.04.72:17. Productos Lácteos. 
Quesos no Madurados, incluidos el Queso Fresco. Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON)  No. 03 105 – 17 / Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.04.72:17: Milk products. Unripened cheese, including fresh cheese. 
Specifications) (7 pages, in Spanish )  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications  to 
be met by unripened cheese, including fresh cheese, i.e. cheese that is ready for 
consumption immediately or shortly after manufacture. The Regulation applies to unripened 
cheese, including fresh cheese, intended for direct human consumpti on or further 
processing in the territory of the States Parties . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of health  G/TBT/N/ NIC/154 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) (current vers ion): Industria de alimentos 
y bebidas procesados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios generales  
(Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General 
principles ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos. Criterios microbiol ógicos para la inocuidad de 
alimentos  (Foods. Microbiological criteria for food safety ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos y bebidas procesadas. Aditivos alimentarios  
(Processed foods and beverages. Food additives ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado gener al de los alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (General labelling of pre -packaged foods ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling 
of pre -packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children over 
three years of age ); 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling ; 
 RTCA (current version): Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms ); 
 RTCA (current version): Productos lácteos. Quesos. Especificaciones  (Milk products. 
Cheese. Specifications).  
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 addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio   
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, N icaragua  
Tel.:  (+505) 2248 -9300, Ext. 1310 / 1314 
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