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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/52 
16 June 2010 
 (10-3263) 
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 , MAG-FOR (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 65.020.20:  Staple grain 
seed 
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:  RTCA 65.05.53:10:  Insumos Agropecuarios.  Requisitos 
para producción y comercialización de semilla  certificada de granos básicos y soya 
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.53:10:  Agricultural inputs.  Requirements for the production and marketing of certified staple grain and soya seeds).  
Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  22 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation lays down the field and laboratory 
requirements, procedures and standards appli cable to the production and marketing of 
certified staple grain (rice, beans, sorghum, co rn) and soya seeds.  It applies to foundation 
(or basic), registered and certified seed of rice,  beans, sorghum, corn and soya intended for 
production and marketing in Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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:  
[ ] 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/52 
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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: 
• International Rules for Seed Testing (International Seed Testing 
Association, ISTA); 
• Proyecto regional de estandarización de políticas y regulaciones en 
semillas (OIRSA-BM) (Regional project for the st andardization of policies 
and regulations on seeds, Regional In ternational Organization for Plant 
Protection and Animal Health (OIRSA) and the World Bank); 
• Genetic and Crop Standards  (Association of Official Seed Certifying 
Agencies, AOSCA). 
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) :  15 August 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [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 Costado este del Hotel Metrocentro Tel.: +(505) 2267-4551, Ext. 1230 or 1209 Fax: +(505) 2267-4551, Ext 1228 E-mail: imartinez@mific.gob.ni;  nsolano@mific.gob.ni;  dtnm@mific.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 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