G/SPS/N/NIC/100  
13 Febru ary 2017 
(17-0865) Page: 1/2 
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 covere d (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Cacao cuttings for propagation ( Theobroma cacao  L.)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 003 -2017 ARP -IPSA Establecimiento de 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Varetas de C acao para Siembra  
(Resolution 003 -2017 ARP -IPSA: Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Nicaragua of cacao cuttings for propagation from Ecuador) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution estab lishes the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Nicaragua of cacao cuttings for propagation 
(Theobroma cacao ) from Ecuador.  
In order to enter the country, shipments must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate 
(original copy) issued by the  country of origin, which contains an additional declaration 
stating the following: the propagation material comes from a farm, nursery or certified 
mass propagation centre registered and inspected by the National Plant Protection 
Organization (NPPO) of th e country of origin, and is free of Moniliophthora perniciosa . 
The material (cuttings) must come from a farm, nursery or a certified mass propagation 
centre.  
The propagation material (cuttings) must be treated with an azoxystrobin -based fungicide 
(800 mg o f the product/litre of water).  
Shipments must be free of soil.  
Upon their entry into the country, the cuttings must undergo inspection, sampling and 
laboratory analysis to determine the presence or absence of the pathogen.  
Shipments will be subject to phyt osanitary control by plant quarantine inspectors from the 
Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection.  
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/100  
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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 Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, d escribe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Ley 291, "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal" y su Reglamento  (Law 
No. 291, "Basic La w on animal and plant health" and its implementing regulations)  
 Ley No. 862 "Ley Creadora del Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria"  (Law 
No. 862 establishing the Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health, 
IPSA)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 February 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 February 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 February 2 017 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax numb er and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
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 Comerci o 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310  
Email:  notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
 normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: +(505) 2298 1330  
 +(505) 2298 1349  
Email : jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/