. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/60 
6 April 2011 
 (11-1708) 
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):  ICS Code 65.120 
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:  NTON 20 003 - 11/RTCA 65.05.52:11 Productos 
utilizados en alimentación animal y establecimien tos.  Requisitos de registro sanitario y 
control NTON 20 003 - 11/RTCA 65.05.52:11  Products used in animal feeding stuffs and 
establishments.  Sanitary registration and control Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages :  23 
Text available online at:  http://www.mific.gob.ni/ 
6. Description of content:  This regulation lays down sanitary registration and control 
provisions for products used in animal feedst uffs and establishments that process, sell, 
repackage or store products used in animal fe edstuffs marketed in the territory of the 
countries of the Central American region. 
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 No.)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/NIC/60 
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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: 
• Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) 
• Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC) 
• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 
• Food and Agriculture Organization of th e United Nations (FAO) Guidelines on 
products used in animal feed 
• Codex Alimentarius 
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), USA 
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
• The FDA Feed Additive Compendium 
• Directives of the European Economic Community 
• National list of veterinary drugs approved for use in feedstuffs 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Diario Oficial (Official 
Journal) 
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) :  5 June 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