G/SPS/N/NIC/86  
15 August 2014  
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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 y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for 
Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health), Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos 
Naturales , MARENA (Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources) and Ministerio de 
Salud , MINSA (Ministry of Health). 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): ICS code 13.030.20 
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: NTON 11 044-14 Biosólidos para uso en la producción 
agropecuaria y forestal. Requisitos niveles máximos permisibles  (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 044-14: Biosolids for use in agricultural and forestry 
production. Requirements and maximum permissible levels) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 12 
6. Description of content: The notified regulation establishes the technical specifications, 
requirements and maximum permissible contaminant levels for biosolids from municipal 
waste water treatment plants that are destined for agricultural and forestry use. It applies 
to natural and legal persons that generate biosolids from municipal waste water treatment plants for use as soil conditioners, substrate mixtures and/or nutritional supplements in 
agricultural and forestry production units, whether conventional, organic or in transition. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/86 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial 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: 
 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) 
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 into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Six months after publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [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 
Centro de Información sobre Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2230 or 2276 Email: nsolano@mific.gob.ni 
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
 Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2270 1089 Email: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni G/SPS/N/NIC/86 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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. 2230 or 2238 
Email: nsolano@mific.gob.ni 
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni Website: 
http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONALDE
NORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/language/e
n-US/Default.aspx 
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2270 1089 
Email: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni