G/TBT/N/NIC/177  
13 July 2023 
(23-4722) 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:  
Autoridad Nacional de Regulación Sanitaria , ANRS (National Health Regulatory Authority)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the not ification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry 
and Trade)  
Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
normaliz acion@mific.gob.ni ; 
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1320 ; 1314; 1310 
Website: www.mific.gob.ni  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Milk and 
processe d milk products (ICS code : 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano : NTON/R TCA 67 .04.79:23 Productos Lácteos . Yogur (Yogurt, 
Yogurth, Yoghurt, Yogourt) . Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Regulation 
(NTON)/Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.79:23 : Milk products . 
Yoghurt (Yogurt, Yogurth, Yoghurt, Yogourt) . Specifications) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
establishes the technical specifications to be met by yoghurt, conforming to the definition 
set out in Article 4.1 thereof . The Regulation provides elements for the classification and 
composition of yoghurt . It applies to yoghur t for direct human consumption or further 
processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
Note 1 : The word yoghurt is used in this document, but may also be referred to as 
"yogurt", "yogurth", "yoghurt" or "yogourt".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Food safety ; Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales  (current version).  
• RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos  (current 
version).  
• RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado General de los Al imentos Previamente Envasados 
(Preenvasados)  (current version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para 
Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version).  
• RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current ve rsion).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
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 , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry 
and Trade)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología , DNM (Directorate of Standardization and 
Metrolog y) 
Oficina de Información y Notificación , OIN (Information and Notification Office)  
Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1320 ; 1314; 1310 
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
Website : www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
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