G/SPS/N/NIC/80  
21 August 2013  
(13-4487)  Page: 1/2  
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  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code: 67.040 
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: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense NTON 11 039 - 
13: Requisitos de Inocuidad para el Maní  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 
(NTON) No. 11 039 - 13: Safety requirements for peanuts) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 13 
6. Description of content: The notified standard establishes safety requirements for the 
primary production, processing, distribution and marketing of peanuts, and the 
corresponding sampling plans and methods of analysis. It applies to any natural or legal person engaged in the production, processing , distribution and marketing of peanuts for 
human or animal consumption or further processing. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
 CAC/RCP 22-1979: Code of Hygienic Practice for Groundnuts (Peanuts) 
 CODEX STAN 200-1995: Codex Standard for Peanuts 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NIC/80 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 CODEX STAN 193-1995: Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed 
 Ley N° 291 - Ley Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal  (Law No. 291 - Basic law 
on animal and plant health) 
 CAC/RCP 55-2004: Code of Practice for th e Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin 
Contamination in Peanuts 
 ISPM No. 5 (FAO, 1990) 
 ISPM No. 5 (FAO, 1990; revised CEPM, 1999) 
 NTON 11 004-02: Norma técnica obligatoria nicaragüense para la inocuidad de 
productos y subproductos de origen vegetal  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical 
Standard (NTON) No. 11 004-02 on the safety of vegetable products and by-products) 
 FAO 1990; revised FAO, 1995; IPPC, 1997  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 October 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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: 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 E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni