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G/SPS/N/NIC/68 
9 May 2012 
 (12-2496) 
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 , 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):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.120 
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 11 030 - 11, Norma Técnica Obligatoria 
Nicaragüense.  Inspección y Certificac ión de Establecimientos Avícolas (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 030 - 11:  Inspection and certification of 
poultry establishments) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  15  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Standard establishes and regulates the 
inspection and certification process for poultry establishments with a view to harmonizing 
the procedures, activities, criteria, mech anisms and operational techniques in the 
development of the national poultry health programme. 
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 standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] 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 
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: G/SPS/N/NIC/68 
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  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 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 July 2012 
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 
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2230 or 2276 
Fax: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 2228 
E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni or imartinez@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 Agropecuario y Forestal 
Km 3 1/2 carretera a Masaya Managua Nicaragua 
Fax: (+505) 278-5042 or 270-9972 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni