 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/21 
17 February 2004 
 
 (04-0659) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NICARAGUA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be  provided in addition, where applicable):  
 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  WTO 
Members 
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical 
Standard (NTON) No. 17003-03 on Sampling Procedures and Requirements for Imported 
Seeds for Agricultural and Research Purposes  (23 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  This Technical Standard establis hes the procedures for obtaining a 
representative sample of seeds with a view to determining their physical, physiological and 
phytosanitary quality in order to prevent the introduction into Nicaragua of pests of quarantine and economic importance. 
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,  
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Nicaraguan 
Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON)  No. 17003-03 on Sampling Procedures and 
Requirements for Imported Seeds for Agricultura l and Research Purposes  (available in 
Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 April 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2004 G/SPS/N/NIC/21 
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 12. Final date for comments:  1 April 2004  
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 (MIFIC) 
Km. 6 carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.:  (505) 267-0161, ext. 1048 
Fax:  (505) 267-2019 
E-mail:  nsolano@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: 
Kilómetro 3½ carretera a Masaya 
Managua, Nicaragua Tel./Fax:  (505) 278-5042 and 270-9972 E-mail:  dgpsa@alfanumeric.com.n i;  luisdinarte@hotmail.com 
 