. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NIC/70 
11 July 2006 
 
 (06-3337) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NICARAGUA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of 
Development, Industry and Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health) 
Dirección de Regulación de Alimentos  (Directorate of Food Regulation) 
Tel./Fax: 289-4717 or 289-4700, ext. 115 E-mail:  alimento@minsa.gob.ni 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS tariff item 
number 2203.00.00;  International Classi fication for Standards (ICS) codes 
67.160.10/67.160.20 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Norma Técnica 
Obligatoria Nicaragüense:  Bebidas Fermentadas. Cerveza. Especificaciones  (Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON):  Ferm ented beverages.  Beer.  Specifications). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Standa rd establishes the specifications, 
requirements and test methods for beer, i rrespective of whether or not it undergoes 
pasteurization and/or microfiltration as part of the production process.   The Standard applies to all Nicaraguan and imported beers produced and marketed 
in national territory. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 
 Consumer health and protection G/TBT/N/NIC/70 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Norma Guatemalteca Obligatoria COGUANOR NGO 33 006;  Bebidas Alcohólicas 
Fermentadas. Cerveza. Especificaciones  (Guatemalan Standards Commission 
(COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 33 006:  Fermented alcoholic beverages.  
Beer.  Specifications); 
Resolución MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. N 14/01;  Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR de 
Productos de Cervecería  (MERCOSUR Common Market Group Resolution 
MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. No. 14/01, MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on brewery products); 
American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC); 
European Brewery Convention (EBC); 
Mitteleuropäischen Brautechnischen Analy senkommission eV, MEBAK (Central European 
Committee for the Analysis of Brewing Technology); 
Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), Official Methods of Analysis , 
15
th Edition, 1990. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Tel.: (+505) 267-0161, ext. 1130 Fax: (+505) 270-9956 E-mail:  valeria.pineda@mific. gob.ni  and  dtnm@mific.gob.ni