G/SPS/N/NIC/97  
 
5 September 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phyt osanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: NICARAGUA   
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA ( Institute 
for Agricultural and Livestock Protection a nd Health ) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Freezer  tanks on  tuna-fishing vessels  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Ejecutiva No. 006 -2015 para identificación 
del uso de cubas de congelación en barcos atuneros  (Executive Resolution No. 006-2015 
on the use of  freezer  tanks  on tuna-fishing vessels ) 
Language(s): Spanish   Number of pages: 2  
6. Description of content: The notified Executive Resolution provides that  the operator s, 
licensee s and/or shipowners of freezer vessels under the national flag that catch  fish 
resources in international waters are required to  comply with the provisions of  
Chapter  IV, paragraph 2, of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Co uncil of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs .  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Hea lth 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 deviat es from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NIC/97  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Ley No. 291 "Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal y su Reglamento " (Law 
No. 291, Basic Law on animal and plant health and its implement ing regulations ); 
 Ley No. 862 "Ley Creadora del Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria"  (Law 
No. 862 establishing the Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and 
Health, IPSA ); 
 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 
April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 March 2015  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 July 2015  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/ or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 March 2015  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Noti fication 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if a vailable) of other body:    
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 -9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238  
E-mail: notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
 normalización@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website:  http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx  
 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2270 -1089 
E-mail: jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.g ob.ni