. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NIC/115 
5 April 2011 
 (11-1705) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NICARAGUA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of 
Development, Industry and Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Km 3 1/2 carretera a Masaya 
Managua 
Nicaragua Tel./Fax: +(505) 2270 1089 E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni
 
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 65.120 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  NTON 
20 003-11 /RTCA 65.05.52:11 Productos utilizados en alimentación animal y 
establecimientos.  Requisitos de registro sanitario y control  (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON) No. 20 003-11/ Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 65.05.52:11:  "Products used in animal feeding stuffs and establishments 
handling such products.  Sanitary registrati on and control requirements") (23 pages, in 
Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified text establishes sanitary registration and control 
requirements for products used in animal f eeding stuffs and for establishments that 
produce, market, repackage or store such products .  It applies to products marketed in the 
territory of the States parties. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human and animal health G/TBT/N/NIC/115 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
(a) Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) 
(b) Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) 
(c) United States Department of Agricultu re (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (FSIS) 
(d) Guidelines for products used in animal  feeding stuffs, Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
(e) Codex Alimentarius 
(f) United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
(g) World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 
(h) Feed Additive Compendium, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
(i) European Economic Community Directives 
(j) National list of veterinary drugs that have  been approved for use in feeding stuffs 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enqui ry point [X] or address, telephone and 
fax numbers, e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio Tel.: +(505) 2267 0330, Ext. 1230, 1209 or 1276 Fax: +(505) 2267 0330, Ext. 1248 E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni
;  imartinez@mific.gob.ni