WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NIC/33
18 August 2003
(03-4276)
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 Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry
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 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 Production, Certification and Marketing of Forage
Grass and Legume Seeds  (16 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Technical Standard establishes the provisions, requirements
and procedures governing the production, export, import and marketing of certified forage
grass and legume seeds.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Plant protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 011-03
on the Production, Certification and Marketing of Forage Grass and Legume Seeds.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  November 2003
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 addresses, if available, of other body:
E-mail:    nsolano@mific.gob.ni  and luisdinarte@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.mific.gob.ni/docushare/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-174