G/SPS/N/NIC/106  
23 January  2019 
(19-0366) 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 : Instituto de Protección 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 m elo L.) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Brazil 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 001 -2019 ARP -IPSA, Establecimiento de 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Semilla de Melón ( Cucumis melo L.) 
procedentes de Brasil  (Resolution No. 001-2019 ARP -IPSA: Phytosanitary requirements 
for the importation of melon ( Cucumis melo L.) seeds from Brazil) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of melon ( Cucumis melo L.) seeds originating in and 
coming from Brazil.  
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:  
 The melon ( Cucumis melo  L.) seeds were grown and packaged in Brazil;  
 The s eeds come from seedbeds that have been inspected, registered and certified by 
the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of the country of origin and were 
found to be free from quarantine pests for the Republic of Nicaragua such as : Squash 
mosaic vi rus, Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus and Acidovorax citrulli ; 
 The product must be in new packaging;  
 The shipment of melon seeds must be free of soil and weed seeds or plant material 
other than what is being imported.  
Upon entry into the country, the see ds will undergo inspection, sampling and analysis at 
a phytosanitary diagnostic laboratory 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 and Health, 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 disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/106  
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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. 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Law No. 
291: "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento"   
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 int o force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 24 March 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number 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  
 normalización@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific .gob.ni/  G/SPS/N/NIC/106  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification 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) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1311  
Email:  notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
 normalización@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanid ad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health)  
Km 5½ Carretera Norte, contiguo a ENACAL Portezuelo  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 22981330/22981331/22981349  
Email : Santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/