WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/NIC/71 
22 August 2012  
 
(12-4552) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS tariff item number 2903.30:  Fluorinated, brominated or iodinated 
derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons. 
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:  Acuerdo Ministerial No 008-2012.  Se prohíbe el uso de 
Bromuro de Metilo en actividades agrícolas  (Ministerial Decision No 008-2012 prohibiting 
the use of methyl bromide in agricultural activities) Language(s):  Spanish Number of 
pages:  2  
6. Description of content:  The notified Ministerial Decision prohibits the use of 
methyl bromide in agricultural activities (crop protection, soil treatment) with a view to reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances. 
Natural or legal persons still in possession of an y methyl bromide for phytosanitary use in 
soils must declare it and hand it over to the co mpetent authority within the 90-day period 
established to this end. 
The registration and importation of methyl bromide is still permitted for use exclusively in 
phytosanitary quarantine and preshipment activiti es carried out by the competent authority.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/71 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
• Ley N° 291 de Salud Animal y Sanidad  Vegetal  (Law No. 291 on animal and plant 
health); 
• Decreto N° 59-2003, Reglamento a la Ley N° 291 de Salud Animal y Sanidad  
Vegetal  (Decree No. 59-2003:  Regulations implementing Law No. 291 on animal 
and plant health);  
• Ley N° 274, "Ley Básica para la Regulación y Control de Plaguicidas, Sustancias 
Tóxicas, Peligrosas y Otra s Similares", Decreto N° 49-98  (Law No. 274:  "Basic 
Law on the regulation and control of p esticides and toxic, hazardous and other 
similar substances", Decree No. 49-98).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  n/a 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
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  G/SPS/N/NIC/71 
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  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: imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
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