G/TBT/N/NIC/151  
2 March 2017  
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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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade)  
Costado este del Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 -9300, Ext. 2249  
Email: frodriguez@mific.gob.ni  
Website:  
http://www.mific.gob.ni/INICIO/PROTECCIONALCONSUMIDOR/tabid/210/language/es -
NI/Default.aspx  
 
Ministerio de Salud , MINSA (Ministry of Health)  
Dirección General de Regulación Sanitaria  (Directorate -General of Health Regulation)  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2289 -4717 
Email:  dgrs@minsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.minsa.g ob.ni/  
 
Instituto de Pr otección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health ) 
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 -1330 / 2298 -1349 
Email: jorge.rodriguez@ip sa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificat ion shall be indicated if different from above:   
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade)  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505)  2248-9300, Ext . 1310 / 1314  
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni  / notificacion@mific.gob.ni  / normalizacion@mific.gob.ni   
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx  
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 
head ing. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code  67.120.10  G/TBT/N/ NIC/151 
 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Norma Técnica 
Obligatoria Nicaragüense. NTON 03 103 – 16, Carne y Productos Cárnicos. Embutidos 
Cárnicos. Características y Especificaciones (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 
(NTON) No. 03 103 – 16: Meat and meat products . Meat sausages . Specifications and 
requirements ) (16 pages, in Spanish)    
6. Descrip tion of content:  The notified Technical Standard establishes the specifications and 
requirements to be met during  the processing  of meat products (meat sausages ). It applies 
to meat product s and m eat sausages  (frankfurters , salami, mortadella and chorizo ) for 
human consumption that are imported into or produced in Nicaragua .  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer protection and human health  
8. Relevant documents:   
 NTON 03 021 -11/RTCA 67.01.07:10 , Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente 
Envasados (Pre -empacados)  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 
021-11 / Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No.  67.01.07:10 : General 
labelling of pre -packaged foods );  
 NTON 03 069 -06/RTCA 67.01.33:06 , Industria de alimentos y bebidas 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 foo d and beverage industry. Good manufacturing 
practices. General principles ); 
 NTON 03 026 -10, Manipulación de Alimentos. Requisitos sanitarios para manipuladores  
(Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 026 -10: Handling of food 
products . Sanitary requirements for food handlers );  
 NTON 03 041 -03, Almacenamiento de Productos Alimenticios  (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 041 -03: Storage of food products ); 
 NTON 03 079 -08,  Requisitos para el Transporte de Productos Alimenticios  (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 079 -08: Requirements for the transport 
of food products ); 
 NTON  03 094 -10/RTCA 67.04.54:10 , Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas. Aditivos 
Alimentarios  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 094-10 / 
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10 : Processed foods and 
beverages. Food additives );  
 NTON 03 080 -08/RTCA 67.04.50:08 , Alimentos. Criterios Microbiológicos para la 
Inocuidad de Alimentos  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Sta ndard (NTON) No. 03 080 -
08 / Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08 : Food products. 
Microbiological criteria for food safety );  
 NTON 03 092 -10/RTCA 67.01.60:10 , Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios 
Preenvasados para Consum o Humano para la Población a partir de 3 Años de Edad  
(Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 092 -10 / Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10 : Nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods 
for human consumption intended for  adults and children of over three years of age ). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  G/TBT/N/ NIC/151 
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National en quiry 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. 1310 / 1314 
Email:   imartinez@mific.gob.ni  / notificacion@mific.gob.ni  / normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website:  http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx