WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NIC/7
3 October 2001
(01-4732)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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, 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):           
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Nicaraguan
Mandatory Technical Standard on the International System of Units (15 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Defines and describes the base quantities, units of measurement
and symbols of the units of the International System of Units (SI), as well as other units
which, although not part of the system, have been recognized by the International
Conference on Weights and Measures.
The intention is to create standards and establish a common language which
responds to current trends and demands in the scientific and technological, educational,
agricultural, industrial and commercial areas.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Error or fraud
8. Relevant documents:   Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 07 004-01 on the
International System of Units
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  October 2001
10. Final date for comments:   24 September 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           