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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/48 
25 November 2008 
 (08-5779) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Aquaculture organisms  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NTON 11 021-08 Norma 
Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense para el C ontrol Sanitario en la Producción Primaria 
Acuícola (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical St andard (NTON) No. 11 021-08 on the 
sanitary control of aquaculture primary production) (11 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Standard establishes the technical aspects 
related to the internal and external sanitary  control of aquaculture farms in respect of 
residues in aquaculture products, microbiologi cal analyses, epidemiological surveillance 
and sanitary inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
Alfonso Arena, 1998, " Implementación del Sistema de Anális is de Riesgos y Puntos Críticos 
de Control, HACCP, en la Industria de Alimentos " (Implementation of the Hazard Analysis 
Critical Control Point (HACCP) system in the food industry); 
European legislation:  Commission Directive 2006/13/EC, Directive 2002/32/EC, 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001, Commission Decision 2003/181/EC and 
Commission Decision 2004/25/EC;  G/SPS/N/NIC/48 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:   (cont'd) 
Treece, Gravil D. and Yates, Michael E., Ma rine Advisory Service, Sea Grant College 
Program, Texas A&M University, " Laboratory manual for the culture of penaeid shrimp 
larvae "; 
Nicaraguan Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 99 of 29 May 2002.  NTON 11 003-01:  "Norma 
Técnica Sanitaria para la importación y mov ilización de organismos  acuáticos en el 
territorio nacional"  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 003-01:  
"Sanitary Technical Standard on the importati on and movement of aquatic organisms within 
national territory"); 
Lightner D., Arizona University, " Biosecurity in Shrimp Farming "; 
European legislation: Council Directive 96/23/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and 
Commission Decision 98/179/EC.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 021-08 on the sanitary control of 
aquaculture primary production.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
MIFIC 
Km 6 carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua 
Tel: +(505) 267-4551, ext. 1276 Fax: +(505) 267-4551, ext. 1228 E-mail: dtnm@mific.gob.ni or nsolano@mific.gob.ni  
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or 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