WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/NIC/40 
11 May 2004 
 (04-2105) 
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:   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:    
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):    
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard on Fishing Gear  and Methods  (22 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the technical specifications for the 
fishing gear and methods used in the harv esting of fisheries resources from Nicaraguan 
water bodies.   
 It is binding on all natural and/or le gal persons engaged in commercial and/or 
subsistence fishing, without pr ejudice to the purpose thereof. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of animal life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical  Standard (NTON) No. 03 045-03 
on Fishing Gear and Methods. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   June 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after publication of this notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site address es, if available, of other body:   
Web site http://www.mific.gob.ni/docusha re/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-174   
 
  