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G/SPS/N/NIC/67 
9 May 2012 
 (12-2495) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020 
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 11 033 - 11, Norma Técnica Obligatoria 
Nicaragüense.  Prevención y Control de  la Enfermedad de Influenza Aviar (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 033 - 11:  Prevention and control of avian 
influenza disease) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  13 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Standa rd establishes the sanitary 
requirements to be met by avian influenza pr evention and control programmes with a view 
to harmonizing the procedures, activities, crite ria, strategies and operational techniques in 
the development and implementation of the actions and activities provided for in the 
national programmes.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: G/SPS/N/NIC/67 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
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) :  8 July 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2276 
Fax: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 
E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni or imartinez@mific.gob.ni 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Km 3 1/2 carretera a Masaya Managua Nicaragua 
Fax: (+505) 278-5042 or 270-9972 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni