G/TBT/N/NIC/129  
3 July 2013  
(13-3498)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry) 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: + (505) 2270-1089 
Fax: +(505) 2278-5042 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade) Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Enquiry Point) 
Costado este del Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro, Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: +(505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230/2276 
Fax: +(505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  RTCA 
65.05.67:13, Insumos Agrícolas . Ingrediente Activo Grado Técnico, Plaguicidas Químicos 
Formulados, Sustancias Afines, Coadyuvantes y Vehículos Físicos de Uso Agrícola. 
Requisitos para la Elaboración de Etiquetas y Panfletos  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) 65.05.67:13: "Agricultural inputs. Technical-grade active ingredients, formulated chemical pesticides and related substances and adjuvants for agricultural use and the primary packaging thereof. Requirements for labels and accompanying booklets") 
(29 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the information 
required on the labels of and in the accompanying booklets for formulated chemical pesticides and related substances and adjuvants for agricultural use and the primary packaging thereof, as well as on technical-grade active ingredient (TGAI) identification 
labels. It applies to products marketed in countries of the Central American region. G/TBT/N/NIC/129 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information and protection 
8. Relevant documents:  
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), "Guidelines on Good 
Labellin g Practice for Pesticides"; Rome, 1995. 
- Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA), Instructivo 
Obligatorio Armonizado para la Elaboración de la Etiqueta de Plaguicidas Químicos 
Formulados para Uso en la Agricultura en los países de América Central  (Regional 
International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health (RIOPPAH), Harmonized mandatory instructions for the labelling of formulated chemical pesticides for agricultural use in Central American countries).  
9.  Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
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 e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información sobre Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Costado este Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro, Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: +(505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230/2276 
Fax: +(505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
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