WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/NIC/72 
30 August 2012 
 (12-4599) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NICARAGUA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal , MAGFOR (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plant products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, 
Viet Nam, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia.  
5. Title of the notified document:  Alerta fitosanitaria por el riesgo de introducción de la 
plaga Chinche de las leguminosas (Megacopta cribraria) (Phytosanitary alert due to the 
risk of introduction of the bean plataspid ( Megacopta cribraria )) Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  1  
6. Description of content:  A phytosanitary alert has been issued due to the risk of 
introduction of a pest known as the bean plataspid ( Megacopta cribraria ).  The following 
measures have been adopted: 
An inspection will be carried out to determin e the phytosanitary condition of the regulated 
article (plant, plant product, storage area, product packaging, means of transportation, 
container, soil and any other organism, object  or material capable of harbouring or 
spreading pests).  If the presence of the pest  is detected in the regulated article, 
phytosanitary treatment will be applied taki ng into account the nature of the goods 
concerned. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/72 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 Ley N° 291, "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal"  (Law No. 291, 
"Basic law on animal and plant health"); 
 Decreto N° 59-2003, Reglamento a la Ley N° 291 "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y 
Sanidad  Vegetal"  (Decree No. 59-2003, Regulations implementing Law No. 291 
"Basic law on animal and plant health").  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Fax: (+505) 2278-5042 E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni   G/SPS/N/NIC/72 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 Fax: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 E-mail: imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Fax:  (+505) 2278-5042 E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni