G/SPS/N/NIC/13/Add.1
10 November 2014
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 6 October 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Nicaragua. 
 
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 NTON 11 003-14 - Sanitary Technical Standard for the Import and Movement of Aquatic 
Organisms within National Territory 
On 17 November 2003, the Government of Nicaragua notified Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 003-01: "Nicaraguan Sanitary Technical Standard for the Import and Movement of Aquatic Organisms within National Territory" in document G/SPS/N/NIC/13. 
Substantial amendments have since been made to this regulatory text. 
The draft standard now being notified widens the scope of the previous text to include dead 
animals (products and by-products in any form). It also includes definitions based on the OIE 
Aquatic Animal Health Code. The authority re sponsible for verifying compliance with the 
established provisions has also changed; this task now falls to the Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health (IPSA). The peri od between the publication of the text and its 
entry into force has been extended to six months. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation [X]         Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ]          Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ]          Change in proposed date of ad option, publication, or date of entry into force  
[ ]          Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 9 January 2015 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of 
other body: 
National Notification Authority: Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Costado Este del Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro 
Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2276 or 2230 
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni or nsolano@mific.gob.ni G/SPS/N/NIC/13/Add.1 
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  National Enquiry Point: 
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria 
Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2270 1089 
Email: jorge.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and email addre ss (if available) of other body: 
National Notification Authority: 
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Costado Este del Hotel Intercontinental Metrocentro Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 2276 or 2230 
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni  or nsolano@mific.gob.ni  
 
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