. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/33 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1572) 
Committee on Sanitary and  
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  International Classi fication for Standa rds (ICS) code 67.020 (Processed foods 
and beverages) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
 Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  NTON 03 069 – 06 / 
RTCA 67.01.33:06: Industria de alimentos y be bidas procesados.  Bu enas prácticas de 
manufactura.  Principios generales   (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
No. 03 069 - 06 / Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06: 
Processed food and beverage industry.  Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).  General 
principles)  (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The text sets out the good ma nufacturing practices governing 
establishment and equipment and utensil conditions, personnel, and the process and 
production controls with which the processed food and beverage industries are required to 
comply to ensure the safety of their products. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline 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:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 4-2003: Recommended 
International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food Hygiene . 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, 
Rev. 4-2003: Recommended International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food 
Hygiene . 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/NIC/33 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
12. Final date for comments:   60 days as of the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología Tel:  (505) 267-0161, ext. 1032 or 1048 Fax:  (505) 270-9956 E-mail:  nsolano@mific.gob.ni
  or  dtnm@mific.gob.ni  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dirección General de Protección y Sa nidad Agropecuaria (DGPSA-MAGFOR) 
Kilómetro 3½  carretera Masaya Managua, Nicaragua  
Telefax:  (505) 278-5042  
E-mail:  dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni