G/SPS/N/NIC/85  
31 March 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NICARAGUA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas  
(National Commission for the Registration and Control of Toxic Substances) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Toxic substances (molecules of carbofuran, aldicarb, endosulfan, 
terbufos, methomyl, ethoprophos, paraqu at, chlorpyrifos, aluminium phosphide, 
brodifacoum, bromadiolone, and flocoumafen). 
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 01-2014 de la Comisión Nacional de Registro 
y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas  (Resolution No. 01-2014 of the National Commission for 
the Registration and Control of Toxic Substances) Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 5 
6. Description of content: Mechanism for the regulation and control of hazardous toxic 
substances; cancellation of the registration of certain substances. 
The notified text establishes a period of one (1) year from the entry into force of the 
Resolution during which any remaining stocks of these molecules may be marketed in the country. 
It also establishes import and marketing controls for paraquat-based products containing 
the following health protection agents: emetics, colourant and odorant. During the 
marketing of the products, records shall be kept of the quantities sold, the buyers of the 
products, and the crops on which the products will be used. 
The text bans the free marketing and storage of aluminium phosphide and the registration, 
importation, marketing and use of brodifacoum, bromadiolone and flocoumafen in powder 
form. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/85 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[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 language (s) in which these are available: Available 
in Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 February 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 March 2014 (Official Journal La Gaceta  
No. 49) 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 27 February 2014 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información sobre Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2230 or 2276 
Fax: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2228 Email: nsolano@mific.gob.ni 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email 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 
Email: nsolano@mific.gob.ni  imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
Website: 
http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONALDE
NORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/language/e
n-US/Default.aspx 
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2270 1089 
Fax: (+505) 2278 5042 Email: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni