G/TBT/N/NIC/155  
25 September 2017  
(17-5062) 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 Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry 
and Trade)  
Costado este del Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2249  
Email: frodriguez@mific.gob.ni  
Website:  
http://www.mific.gob.ni/INICIO/PROTECCIONALCONSUMIDOR/tabid/210/langua ge/es -
NI/Default.aspx  
Name and address (including telephone 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 , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry 
and Trade)  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1310 or 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) : ICS 67.120  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NTON 03 107  – 
17, Carne y productos cárnicos . Carne de cerdo  cruda en cortes y sus vísceras . 
Información commercial.  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Techn ical Standard (NTON) No. 03 107 – 
17: Meat and meat products . Cuts of raw pork meat  and guts . Commercial information.)  
(9 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Standard  establishes the technical 
labelling provisions for cuts of raw pork meat and guts  intended for human consumption, 
with a view to preventing practices likely to mislead consumers.  
It applies to natural or legal persons engaged in the marketing of pork meat and g uts in 
national territory.  
7. Objective and rat ionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Commercial information and consumer protection . G/TBT/N/NIC/155  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 NTON 03 021 – 11/RTCA 67.01.07:10 , Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Pre -empacados ) (Nicaraguan Mandatory Techn ical 
Standard (NTON) No. 03 021 – 11/Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.01.07:10 : General labelling of pre -packaged foods)  
 NTON 11 034 – 12 Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense . Requisitos de 
Importación para Me rcancías de Origen Animal (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technica l 
Standard (NTON) No. 11 034 – 12: Import requirements for goods of animal 
origin)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Three months after publication in Official Journal La 
Gaceta.  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from the date of publication of the notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and w ebsite addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  (MIFIC)  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1310 or 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