G/TBT/N/NIC/142
10 October 2014
(14-5756)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:    
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health) 
Managua 
Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Email: Jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority design ated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:    
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade) Km 6 Carretera a Masaya 
Managua 
Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 Email: nsolano@mific.gob.ni  / imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.20 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   NTON 11 045 - 
14 Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Cert ificación de Semilla Sexual. Café (Coffea 
arabica L.) (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 045 – 14: 
Certification of botanical seeds. Coffee ( Coffea arabica  L.)).   
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, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   Plant protection and protection of national territory from pest damage. G/TBT/N/NIC/142  
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8. Relevant documents:    
• 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)).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
Upon publication in the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as 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 website addresses,  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 2209 
Email:  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