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G/SPS/N/NIC/73 
19 November 2012 
 (12-6333) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NICARAGUA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health) 
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 code 0401.20:  Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter. 
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:  RTCA 67.04.66:12 Leche pasteurizada  (pasterizada)  
(Central American Technical Regulation (R TCA) No. 67.04.66:12:  Pasteurized milk) 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  6  
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation establishes general specifications for 
pasteurized milk destined for direct human consumption or processing that is produced or 
imported for marketing in Central American countries. 
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 stan dard?  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/73 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Ley No. 423, Ley General de Salud y su Reglamento  (Law No. 423, General Law on Health 
and its implementing regulations) 
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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 January 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Salud 
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos 
Tel.: (+505) 2289-4700, Ext. 217 
Fax: (+505) 2289-4700, Ext. 115 E-mail: eta@minsa.gob.ni  dgrs@minsa.gob.ni 
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  nsolano@mific.gob.ni 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation 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  nsolano@mific.gob.ni