G/SPS/N/NIC/103  
3 May 2018 
(18-2738) Page: 1/2 
Committee on  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : NICARAGUA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA  (Institute for 
Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Substances for v eterinary use : Thyrostatics, carbadox, malachite 
green, olaquindox, nitrofurans , sulfathiazole, vancomycin, strychnine, organochlorides 
(chlorinated compounds), stilbenes, chloramphenicol and any of its salts, ethion, 
clenbuterol, gentian violet, dimetrida zole, chlorpyrifos , avermectins, sulphonamides 
(sulpha drugs), antimicrobials to promote growth or improve yields, anabolics, beta -
agonists, coccidiostats and coccidiocides.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practica ble: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Ejecutiva No. 001-2018 Regulación de ciertas 
sustancias prohibidas y restringidas de uso veterinario en la República de Nicaragua  
(Executive Resolution No. 001-2018 regulating certain prohibited and restricted substances 
for veterinary use in the Republic of Nicaragua) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/NIC/18_2244_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Executive Resolution contains a list of substances 
for veterinary use and provisions regulating and controlling the use and marketing of such 
substances, based on their prohibited or restricted status.  
It contains provisions prohibiting, on national territory, the manufacturing, registration, 
importation, sale, marketing, transport, storage, handling, possession and use of the 
following substances, whether alone or combined, as raw materials or in finished 
veterinary drugs, and intended for any animal species and using any route of 
administration:  
Thyrostat ics, carbadox, malachite green, olaquindox, nitrofurans , sulfathiazole, 
vancomycin, strychnine, organochlorides (chlorinated compounds), stilbenes, 
chloramphenicol and any of its salts, ethion, clenbuterol, gentian violet, dimetridazole, 
chlorpyrifos , avermectins, sulphonamides (sulpha drugs), antimicrobials to promote growth 
or improve yields, anabolics, beta -agonists, coccidiostats and coccidiocides.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/103  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant in ternational standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
- Ley 291, Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad  Vegetal y su Reglamento  (Law No. 
291, Basic Law on animal and plant health and its implementing regulations)  
- Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 65.05.51:08 Medicamentos veterinarios 
y productos afines . Requisitos de registro sanitario y control  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.51:08 : Veterinary drugs and related 
products . Sanitary registration and control requirements)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 15 January 2 018 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (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. 1314 or 1311  
Email:  notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
 normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2298 1330/2298 1331/2298 1349  
Email : Santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website : http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/