G/TBT/N/NIC/15 3 
22 June 2017  
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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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Salud , MINSA (Minis try of Health)  
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos  (Directorate of Food Regulation)  
Tel./Fax: 289 -4717 or 289 -4700, Ext. 115  
E-mail: dra@minsa.gob.ni    
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email a nd website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade ) 
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505)  2248-9300, Ext . 1310 / 1314  
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni  / notificacion@mific.gob.ni  / normalizacion@mific.gob.ni   
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx  
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 provided in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code  67.100.01  
5. Title, numb er of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano NTON 03 106 – 17 / RTCA 67.04.73:17. Leche Ultra Alta 
Temperatura (UAT o UHT). Especificaciones (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 
(NTON) No. 03 106 – 17 / Centr al American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.73:17: 
Ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk. Specifications) (6 pages, in Spanish)   
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk meeting the definition in Section 
4 thereof. The Regulation applies to UHT milk intended for direct human consumption or 
further processing in the territory of the States Parties. It does not apply to UHT milk in 
non-aseptic packaging and requiring refrigeration . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of health  G/TBT/N/ NIC/153 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) (current version): Industria de  alimentos 
y bebidas procesados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios generales  
(Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General 
principles ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos. Criterios microbiológicos para la ino cuidad de 
alimentos  (Foods. Microbiological criteria for food safety ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos y bebidas procesadas. Aditivos alimentarios  
(Processed foods and beverages. Food additives ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado general de los alimento s previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (General labelling of pre -packaged foods ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling 
of pre-packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children over 
three years of age ); 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling ;  
 RTCA (current version): Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms ). 
9. Proposed dat e of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 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 email an d website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio   
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.:  (+505) 2248 -9300, Ext. 1310 / 1314 
Email:   imartinez@mific.gob.ni  / notificacion@mific.gob.ni  / normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website:  http://www.mifi c.gob.ni/en -us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx