G/TBT/N/NIC/158  
15 August  2018 
(18-5184) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Salud , MINSA (Ministry of Health)  
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos  (Directorate of Food Regulation)  
Tel./Fax : 2894717 or 2894700, Ext. 115  
Email: dra@minsa.gob.ni  
http://www.minsa.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 notification 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, frente a Camino de Oriente  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: +(505) 2248 9300, Ext. 13 10, 1313 or 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 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NTON 03 109 - 
18/RTCA 67.04.76:18/Reglamento Técnico Centro americano RTCA 67.04.76:18 Productos 
Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema (nata) en polvo . Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 109 - 18/Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powde r and cream powder . Specifications) (6 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by milk powder and cream powder that comply with the definition established in 
the notified text. It also applies to milk powder and cream powder for direct human 
consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life  and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers.  G/TBT/N/NIC/158  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas 
procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . Principios Generales (current 
version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos 
para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . 
Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Hum ano para la Población a partir de 3 
Años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
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  
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  (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade)  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1313 or 1314  
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://ww w.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx