G/SPS/N/NIC/93  
6 November 2015  
(15-5874)  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 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): Table eggs - HS code 040700 
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: Resolución ejecutiva IPSA No. 014-10-2015  (IPSA 
Executive Resolution No. 014-10-2015) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 4 
6. Description of content: The notified document establishes requirements concerning the 
mandatory stamping of individual table eggs an d the registration of suppliers, with a view 
to facilitating sanitary control and improving traceability. 
It applies to domestically produced and imported table eggs from poultry egg farms. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 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:   G/SPS/N/NIC/93 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 NTON 11 029 - 12: "Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Regulación de la 
actividad avícola"  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 029-12: 
"Regulation of poultry farming") 
 Ley 291, Ley Básica de Salud Animal  y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento  (Law 
No. 291, Basic Law on animal and plant health and its implementing regulations) 
 ISO 3166-1: "Codes for the representation of names of countries and their 
subdivisions" 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 October 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 January 2016 
[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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number 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 Comercio 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 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) 2270 1089 
Email: jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni