G/TBT/N/NIC/134  
6 March 2014  
(14-1361)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry) 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2 270-1089 
Fax: (+505) 2 278-5042 
Email: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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  (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade) 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2 248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 
Email: 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  
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): 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.20 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Norma Técnica 
Obligatoria Nicaragüense NTON 11 042 - 14: Certificación de Material Propagativo.  Cacao  
(Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 042 - 14: Certification of 
propagation material. Cocoa)  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Standard establishes the procedures, 
requirements, and phytosanitary and quality specifications for cocoa propagation material put up for distribution and marketing. 
It applies to all public or private natural or legal persons involved in the production, 
distribution and marketing of sexual or asexual cocoa propagation material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To inform and protect consumers. G/TBT/N/NIC/134 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Ley No. 280, Ley de producción y comercio de semillas  (Law No. 280, Law on the 
production and trading of seed); 
- Decreto Ejecutivo No. 26-98, reglamento de la Ley de producción y comercio de 
semillas  (Executive Decree No. 26-98, Regulations for the Law on the production 
and trading of seed); 
- Ley No. 291, Ley básica de salud animal y sanidad vegetal  (Law No. 291, Basic law 
on animal and plant health); 
- NTON 11 005-08 Primera Revisión Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense para la 
importación de productos y subproductos de origen vegetal y organismos vivos de 
uso agrícola  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 005-08 - 
First revision. Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard on the importation of 
products and by-products of plant origin an d living organisms for agricultural use); 
- NTON 17 003-03 Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Procedimientos de 
muestreo y requisitos para semilla importada de uso agrícola e investigación  
(Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 17 003-03: Sampling 
procedures and requirements for seed imported for agricultural use and research 
purposes).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be established. 
Six months after publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date when the notification is published. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomentos, Industria y Comercio 
Costado este del Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2 248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 
Email: 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