. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NIC/111 
26 November 2010 
 (10-6351) 
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 website 
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 Toxicología  (Department of Toxicology) 
Tel.: 2289-7150 or 2289-3328 
E-mail: cn-toxico@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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.03.57:10, 
Plaguicidas.  Plaguicidas de uso doméstico y de uso profesional.  Requisitos de etiquetado 
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA)  No. 65.03.57:10:  "Pesticides.  Pesticides 
for domestic and professional use.  Labelling requirements") (19 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified  Technical Regulation establishes the information and 
specifications that must appear on the labels  of pesticides for domestic and professional 
use. 
 It applies to the labels of pesticides for domestic and professional use in their different 
formulations and presentations.  
It does not apply to pesticides of botanical or microbiological origin. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/NIC/111 
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  8. Relevant documents: 
- Guidelines on Good Labelling Practice for Pesticides , Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome 1995; 
- Norma COGUANOR NGO 44 063.  Plaguicidas.  Rotulado para los productos de uso 
casero  (Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard 
(NGO) No. 44 063:  "Pesticides.  Labelling of household products"); 
- Norma COGUANOR NGO 44 052.  Plaguicidas.  Etiquetado de plaguicidas químicos 
formulados para uso en la agricultura. 2ª  Revisión  (Guatemalan Standards 
Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 44 052:  "Pesticides.  Labelling of chemical pesticides formulated  for use in agriculture", 2nd Revision); 
- Norma para la Clasificación Toxicológica  y Etiquetado de Plaguicidas de uso 
Doméstico y en Salud Pública.  Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense 
NTON 02 003-98  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 02 003-98:  
"Standard for toxicological classification a nd labelling of pesticides for household use 
and in public health"); 
- Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-046-SSA1-1 993, Plaguicidas-Productos para uso 
doméstico-etiquetado  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-046-SSA1-1993:  "Pesticides - 
Products for domestic use - Labelling"); 
- Reglamento de Costa Rica, Decreto 30045-S  (Costa Rican Regulation, 
Decree No. 30045-S); 
- Manual sobre elaboración y empleo de las especificaciones de la FAO y de la OMS 
para plaguicidas.  Especificaciones para plaguicidas  (Manual on Development and Use 
of FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides), Rome 2004; 
- Requerimientos de etiquetado para pro ductos empacados, Organización Internacional 
de Metrología Legal, OIML R79/1997  (International Organization of Legal Metrology, 
OIML R79/1997:  "Labelling require ments for prepackaged products"; 
- The WHO Recommended Classification by Ha zard and Guidelines to Classification 
2004 .  Corrigenda published by 12 April 2005 incorporated.  International Programme 
on Chemical Safety (IPCS). 
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 website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información y Notificación en  Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Apartado Postal 8 Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (505) 2267-4551, Ext. 1230 Fax: (505) 2267-4551, Ext. 1228 
E-mail: nsolano@mific.gob.ni
;  imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni