G/SPS/N/NIC/76  
5 March 2013  
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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: 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: NTON 03 023 – 12, Segunda Revisión. Norma Técnica 
Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Pollo Beneficiado Li sto para Cocinar (Pollo Crudo) Entero, en 
Cortes y sus Menudos  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 023 - 12, 
Second revision: Slaughtered, ready-to-cook chickens (raw), whole or cut in pieces, and 
chicken offal) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 13 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Standard establishes the characteristics of 
and the requirements and safety parameters  for slaughtered, ready-to-cook chickens, 
whole or cut in pieces, and chicken offal produced in or imported into Nicaragua and intended for human consumption.  
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 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 number)  
[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:  G/SPS/N/NIC/76 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Available in Spanish. 
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) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail 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 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail 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 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: 
"http://www.mific.gob.ni/QUEESELSISTEMAN ACIONALDELACALIDAD/SISTEMANACIONALD
ENORMALIZACION/NORMAST%C3%89CNICASENCONSULTAPUBLICA/tabid/351/language/
en-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