G/SPS/N/NIC/87
6 October 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) 
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):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 
65.020.20 
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 11 045 - 14 Norma Técnica Obligatoria 
Nicaragüense. Certificación de Semilla Sexual. Café (Coffea arabica L.)  (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 045 – 14: Certification of botanical seeds. 
Coffee ( Coffea arabica  L.)).  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  14 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Standard establishes the procedures, 
requirements and phytosanitary and quality specifications to be met during the production, packaging, storage, distribution and marketing of botanical seeds of coffee 
(Coffea arabica  L.) for the purpose of the certification of these products. The Standard 
applies, for certification purposes, to all public or private, natural or legal persons engaged in the production, packaging, storag e, distribution and marketing of botanical 
seeds of coffee ( Coffea arabica  L.).    
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [X] 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:   G/SPS/N/NIC/87 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Ley No. 280, Ley de producción y comercio de semillas y su reglamento  (Law No. 280 on 
seed production and trade and its implementing regulations);   
Ley No. 291, Ley básica de sanidad animal y sanidad vegetal y su reglamento  (Law No. 
291: Basic law on animal and plant health and its implementing regulations);  
Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Importación de producto y subproductos de 
origen vegetal en su versión vigente  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
on the importation of products and by-products of plant origin (current version));  
RTCA Registro de variedades comerciales. Requisitos de inscripción en su versión 
vigente  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA): Register of commercial 
varieties. Registration requirements (current version)). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 December 2014 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni; imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
Website: 
http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONAL
DENORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/langua
ge/en-US/Default.aspx  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation 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 
E-mail:  nsolano@mific.gob.ni; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  Website: 
http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONAL
DENORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/langua
ge/en-US/Default.aspx  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA) 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.:  (+505) 2270-1089 E-mail:  jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni