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G/SPS/N/NIC/65 
2 March 2012 
 (12-1193) 
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  (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):  HS tariff heading  0702:  Fresh or chilled tomatoes 
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:  Acuerdo Ministerial No 004-2012.  Establecer medidas 
fitosanitarias para el manejo in tegrado de Punta Morada y su vector el Psílido Paratrioza 
en los cultivos de Solanáceas (Ministerial Decision No. 004-2012 Establishing 
phytosanitary measures for the integrated ma nagement of purple-top disease and its vector, 
the paratrioza psyllid, in solanaceous crops).  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The notified Ministerial Decision declares the insect Bactericera 
cockerelli and the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum -  which cause the 
disease known as purple-top or permanent yellowi ng - as regulated non-quarantine pests, 
establishes a phytosanitary campaign and implem ents a plan of action for the integrated 
management of these pests in the departments of Estelí, Matagalpa and Jinotega and in any 
part of the national territory with a reported presence of the pest/disease complex, in order 
to contain and control it. 
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 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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/NIC/65 
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  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: 
 Ley N° 291 de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal  (Law No. 291 on animal and plant 
health); 
 Decreto N° 59-2003, Reglamento a la L ey 291 de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal  
(Decree No. 59-2003:  Regulations implem enting Law No. 291 on animal and plant 
health). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  9 January 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  n/a 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Km 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Fax: (+505) 2278-5042 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.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 de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Km 6 carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2238 Fax: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 
E-mail: imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Km 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2270-1089 Fax: (+505) 2278-5042 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni