G/TBT/N/NIC/136  
10 March 2014  
(14-1442)  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 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  
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 67.100.01 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTCA 
67.04.70:14 Productos Lácteos . Quesos. Especificaciones  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.70:14: Milk products. Cheese. Specifications)  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general 
specifications to be met by cheese, as defined in Section 4 thereof, for direct human consumption or further processing. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To protect health and ensure milk product and cheese safety. G/TBT/N/NIC/136 
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  8. Relevant documents: 
- RTCA 67.01.33:06. Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados. Buenas Prácticas 
de Manufactura. Principios Generales  (RTCA No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food and 
beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General principles); 
- RTCA 67.04.50:08. Alimentos. Criterios Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de 
Alimentos  (RTCA No. 67.04.50:08: Foods. Microbiological criteria for food safety); 
- RTCA.67.04.54:10. Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados. Aditivos Alimentarios  (RTCA 
67.04.54:10: Processed foods and beverages. Food additives); 
- RTCA 67.01.02:10 Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (RTCA No. 67.01.02:10: General labelling of pre-packaged foods); 
- RTCA 67.04.60:10. Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (RTCA 
67.04.60:10: Nutrition labelling of pre- packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children over three years of age); 
- CODEX STAN 234-1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling; - RTCA 67.04.65:12 Uso de términos lecheros  (RTCA No. 67.04.65:12: Use of dairy 
terms). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be established. 
To be established.  
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 Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
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