. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/50 
26 November 2008 
 (08-5804) 
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):  Veterinary drugs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  RTCA 65.05.51:08: 
Medicamentos veterinarios y productos afines,  establecimientos. Registro sanitario y 
control   (Central American Technical Regulati on (RTCA) No. 65.05.51:08:  Veterinary 
drugs and related products and establishments in this sector. Sanitary registration and 
control) (31 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Regulation is to establish provisions 
governing the sanitary registration and control of  veterinary drugs a nd related products and 
establishments in this sector. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] 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:   
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
Titles 9 and 21, United States of America; 
International Programme on Chemical Safety  (IPCS), World Health Organization (WHO); 
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Maximu m Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
European Medicines Agency (EMEA): Maxi mum Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides.  G/SPS/N/NIC/50 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.51:08:  Veterinary drugs a nd related products and 
establishments in this sector.  Sanitary regi stration and control (available in Spanish).  
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 a ddress, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, 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, MAG-FOR 
Km 3 1/2 carretera a Masaya, Managua, Nicaragua 
Fax: +(505) 278-5042  or  270-9972 E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni