. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/59 
4 February 2011 
 (11-0558) 
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 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):  
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:  Directriz Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria Centroamericana para 
facilitar el Comercio de Envíos y Mercancías (Central American Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Directive on Trade Facilita tion in Respect of Shipments and Goods) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages :  5 
Text available online at:  http://www.mific.gob.ni/  
6. Description of content:  The notified Directive establishes procedures to simplify the 
application of sanitary and phytosanitary measu res, with a view to facilitating trade in 
respect of shipments and goods.  It takes into  account the risks associated with shipments 
and goods, production systems, production areas or sites and processing establishments. 
This Directive applies to shipments and goods  marketed in Central American countries, 
regardless of their origin, on the basis of sanitary and phytosanitary risk classification. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safe ty, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/NIC/59 
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  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 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:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 April 2011 
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 
Costado oeste del Hotel Metrocentro o frente donde fue el Chamán Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: +(505) 2267 4551, Ext. 1276 or 1230 
Fax:   +(505) 2267 4551, Ext. 1228 
E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni or imartínez@mific.gob.ni 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Fax: +(505) 2278 5042 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni