WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/57 
4 February 2011 
 (11-0556) 
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):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 67.050 
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 03 094-10/RTCA 67.04.54:10, Alimentos y 
Bebidas.  Aditivos Alimentarios (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
No. 03 094-10/Central American Technical Re gulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10:  "Foods 
and beverages.  Food additives") Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  388 
Text available online in Spanish at:  http://www.mific.gob.ni / 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Standard establishes the food additives 
and maximum levels thereof permitted in the di fferent types of food marketed within the 
Central American area. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) :  CODEX STAN 192-1995 (Rev. 6-2005):  General Standard for 
Food Additives 
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/NIC/57 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [X] 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:  
• List of fragrance and flavour materials, Flavour and Extract Manufacturers 
Association (FEMA); 
• US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Food Chemical Codex; 
• Toxicological monographs and reports of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee 
on Food Additives (JECFA); 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano  (Central American Technical Regulation) 
RTCA No. 67.04.48:07:  Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  Nectares de Fruta.  
Especificaciones  (Processed foods and beverages.  Fruit nectars.  Specifications); 
• Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.15:06:  Harinas.  
Harina de trigo fortificada.  Especificaciones (Flour.  Fortified wheat flour.  
Specifications); 
• Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.40:07:  Alimentos y 
Bebidas Procesados.  Grasas y Aceites.  Especificaciones  (Processed foods and 
beverages.  Fats and oils.  Specifications); 
• CODEX STAN 192-1995 (Rev. 6-2005):  Gene ral Standard for Food Additives; 
• Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives. 
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:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] 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   G/SPS/N/NIC/57 
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  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 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua 
Fax: +(505) 2278-5042 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni  
Ministerio de Salud 
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos Tel.: +(505) 289-4700, Ext. 217 
Fax: +(505) 289-4700, Ext. 115 
E-mail: eta@minsa.gob.ni  or alimento@minsa.gob.ni