G/SPS/N/NIC/79  
16 August 2013  
(13-4388)  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: Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal , MAGFOR (Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry) 
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): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.040  
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: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense 
NTON 11 041 -13, Producción, Procesamiento y Etiquetado de Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 041 - 13: Production, 
processing and labelling of organic agricultural products). Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 77 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Standard establishes the guidelines 
and procedures for the registration, certification and control of the production, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products. This Standard is binding upon all natural and legal persons engaged in the production, 
processing, labelling, storage, transport and ma rketing of the organic agricultural products 
covered by section 5 thereof. It is also binding upon the public and private bodies engaged in the registration, control and/or certification of such production.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 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/79 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 Ley N° 291, Ley de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal  ( L a w  N o .  2 9 1  o n  a n i m a l  
and plant health); 
 Decreto N° 59-2003, Reglamento a la Ley 291, Ley de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal  
(Decree No. 59-2003: Regulations implementing Law No. 291 on animal and plant health); 
 NTON 03 069-06 / RTCA 67.01.33:06, Industrias de Alimentos Procesados. Buenas 
prácticas de manufactura. Principios Generales  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical 
Standard (NTON) No. 03 069-06 / Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food industries. Good manufacturing practices. 
General principles); 
 NTON 03 021 - 11/RTCA 67.01.07:10, Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
previamente envasados  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
No. 03 021 - 11/ Central American Techni cal Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10: 
General labelling of pre-packaged foods). 
 (Available in Spanish) 
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) : To be determined. 
[ ] 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 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail 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 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni  imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification 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 
Fax: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni 
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
Website: "http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONALD
ENORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/language/
en-US/Default.aspx " 
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Fax: (+505) 2278-5042 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni