. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/54 
30 September 2010 
 (10-4969) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:   NICARAGUA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud , MINSA (Ministry of Health) 
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):  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Ley No. 423, Ley General de Salud y su Reglamento  (Law 
No. 423, General Law on Health a nd its implementing regulations) Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  90 
6. Description of content:  The purpose of the notified Law is to safeguard each person's 
right to enjoy, protect and recover their hea lth, in accordance with special legal provisions 
and regulations.  To this end it governs: 
(a) Health-related principles, rights and obligations; 
(b) health-related promotion, prevention,  recuperation and rehabilitation activities; 
(c) environmental sanitation; (d) sanitary control exercised in respect of health-related products and services; (e) administrative, safety and emergency meas ures to be applied by the Ministry of 
Health. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/NIC/54 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[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: 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
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:  [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] 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:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Costado este del Hotel Metrocentro Tel.: +(505) 2267 4551, Ext. 1230 or 1209 Fax: +(505) 2267 4551, Ext. 1228 
E-mail: imartinez@mific.gob.ni or dtnm@mific.gob.ni 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Salud 
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos Tel.: 289 4700, Ext. 217 Fax: 289 4700, Ext. 115 E-mail: eta@minsa.gob.ni or dgrs@minsa.gob.ni