G/TBT/N/NIC/157  
21 February 2018  
(18-1130)  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:  
Ministerio de Salud, Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos (Ministry of Health, Directorate 
of Food Regulation)  
Tel./Fax: 2894717 or 2894700, Ext. 115  
Email: dra@minsa.gob.ni  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.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 provide d in addition, where applicable): 
ICS number: 67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NTON 03 107 - 
17/RTCA 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos Madurados. Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan 
Manda tory Technical Standard ( NTON) No. 03 107 - 17/Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.75:17: Dairy products. Matured cheese. Specifications) 
(7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be me t by matured cheese, as defined in Section 4 (Definitions) thereof. It also applies to 
matured cheese intended for direct human consumption or further processing in the 
territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of u rgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human life and health.  G/TBT/N/NIC/157  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 RTCA 67.01.33:06 Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  Buenas Prácticas 
de Manufactura.  Principios Generales  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food and beverage industry. Good 
Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General principles) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.50:08 Alimentos.  Criterios Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de 
Alimentos  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08: Food 
products. Microbiological criteria for food safety) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.54:10 Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas. Aditivos Alimentarios (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA ) No. 67.04.54:10: Processed foods and 
beverages. Food additives) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.01.07:10 Etiquetado General de los Alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10: 
General labelling  of pre -packaged foods) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.01.60:10 Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10: Nutrit ion labelling of pre -
packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children of over 
three years of age)  (current version) ; 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999. Recommended methods of analysis and sampling, and 
amendments thereto;  
 RTCA 67.04.65:12 Uso de Tér minos Lecheros  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.65:12: Use of dairy terms) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.70:14 Productos Lácteos . Quesos.  Especificaciones (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.70:14: Milk products. Cheese. 
Specifications) (current version).   
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 the date of 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  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx