 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/CS/N/157 
12 October 2004 
 (04-4276) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 Under paragraph C of the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and 
Application of Standards contai ned in Annex 3 to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to 
Trade, "Standardizing bodies that have accepted or w ithdrawn from this Code shall notify this fact to 
the ISO/IEC Information Centre in Geneva".  The following notification, conveyed to the Secretariat 
from the ISO/IEC Information Centre, is being circulated for the information of Members. 
 
NOTIFICATION 
UNDER PARAGRAPH C OF THE WTO TBT CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE 
 
Notification of Acceptance
 
 
Country/Customs Territory /Regional Arrangement:  NICARAGUA   
Name of standardizing body:  Ministerio de Fomento, Indus tria y Comercio, Dirección de 
Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (Minis try of Development, Industry and Trade, 
Directorate of Technology, Standardization and Metrology). 
Address of standardizing body: 
 Km 6 Carretera a Masaya, Managua. 
Telephone: +(505)2 670161 
                    ext.1032 and 1137 Telefax: +(505)2 672019  Telex:   
E-mail:  noemi.solano@mific.gob.ni 
  karelia.mejia@mific.gob.ni Internet:  
Type of standardizing body: 
[ X ]  central governmental  [   ]  local governmental  [   ]  non-governmental  
Scope of current and expected standardization activities:  
To coordinate the National Standardization System 
To develop Nicaraguan Mandatory Techni cal Standards (Technical Regulations)1 
To develop Nicaraguan Techni cal Standards (Standards) 
Date:  25 March 2004 
 
                                                      
1 This will be done in accordance with the defin ition set out in Annex 1 to the WTO TBT Agreement. 