G/TBT/N/NIC/165  
20 November  2020 
(20-8403) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Comisión  Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas , 
CNRCST (National Commission for the Registration and Control of Toxic Substances)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authorit y 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)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología  (Directorate of Standar dization and Metrology)  
Centro de Información Sobre obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Point)  
Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Iván Martínez Obando  
Denis Saavedra  
(+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310 
notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc.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 appli cable) : 
Chlorpyrifos  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : CNRCST 
Resolución 002 -2020 (CNRCST Resolution No. 002-2020) (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text lays down the following provisions:  
• The termination of the registration at the national level of pure chlorpyrifos and 
chlorpyrifos compounds containing any other molecule, and the ban on their 
importation.  
• The establishment of a period of one year from the entry into force of the 
Resolution during which any remaining stocks of the chlorpyrifos molecule may 
be exported, marketed and used in the country.  
• The establishments and natural or legal persons that possess stocks of the 
chlorpyrifos pesticide must declare them to the CNRC ST within 15 working days 
following the entry into force of the Resolution.  
• The CNRCST, in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MINSA), Ministry of the 
Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) and Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health (IPSA) Monitoring System, will be responsible for 
ensuring compliance with the measures laid down in the Resolution.  G/TBT/N/NIC/165  
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  • The repeal of Resolution No. 006-20 I S, issued by the CNRCST and published in 
Official Journal No. 76 of 2 7 April 2 015. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Ley No. 941 Ley Creadora de la Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de 
Sustancias Tóxicas (CNRCST)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 1 October 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 October 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología  
Oficina de Información y Notificación  
Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Iván Martínez Obando  
Denis Saavedra  
(+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310  
notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc.aspx  
 
Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias T óxicas (CNRCST)  
Avenida de Bolívar a Chávez, Costado sur de la Asamblea Nacional  
Tel.: (+505) 2228 2002  
Email: YLopez@sepres.gob.ni ; Wmarin@sepres.gob.ni  
Website: https://cnrcst.gob.ni/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/NIC/20_7208_00_s.pdf