G/SPS/N/NIC/124  
27 June 2023 
(23-4384) 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 : Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria , IPSA (Institute for 
Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Agriculture (ICS code : 65) 
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 : Resolución Ejecutiva No 044 -2022 Control de límites 
máximos de residuos en productos de origen agropecuario de importación, exportación y 
consumo nacional  (Executive Resolution No. 044-2022: Control of maximum residue limits 
in products of agricultural origin for import, export and domestic consumption) 
Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NIC/23_10602_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Resolution is to:  
▪ Establish the control of pesticide residues at different stages : primary production, 
processing, local consumption, export and import of agricultural products through 
sampling and verification of maximum residue limits (MRLs);  
▪ Adopt MRLs for pesticides in accordance wit h the Codex Alimentarius . In the absence 
of MRLs established by the Codex Alimentarius, the MRLs established by the US 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Union shall apply . When the 
MRLs established by the EPA and the European Union are  different, the MRLs with the 
highest nominal value will be adopted or will follow the regulations of the country of 
destination of the agricultural product;  
▪ Monitor and analyze pesticide residues in agricultural products destined for national 
consumption,  export and import.  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex maximum residue limits  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/NIC/124  
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internatio nal standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Ley 
Creadora del Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  (Law establishing the 
Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria  
Santiago Alejandro Rodriguez Perez  
Legal advisor  
Carretera Norte, Paso a desnivel Portezuelo 100 metros al este, 150 metros al sur  
Tel.: (+505) 8835 -9151 
Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Trade)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología  (Directorate of Standardization and Metrology)  
Oficina de Información y Notificación  (Information and Notification Office)  
Kilómetro 6 de Carrera a Masaya, frente a Camino de Oriente  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314, 1320, 1310  
Email:  normalizacion@mific.gob.ni  
 imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
 notificacion@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni  
Instituto de Protección y S anidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)  
Santiago Alejandro Rodriguez Perez  
Legal advisor  
Carretera Norte, Paso a desnivel Portezuelo 100 metros al este, 150 metros al sur  
Tel.: (+505) 8835 -9151 
Email: santiago.rodri guez@ipsa.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni