WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NIC/11
3 October 2001
(01-4733)
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 Health
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 for Sugar Cane Spirit (9 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Establishes requirements, specifications and parameters for the
alcoholic beverage known as Aguardiente de caña de Azúcar sugar cane spirit.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Health
8. Relevant documents:   Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 03 036-01 for Sugar
Cane Spirit
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:           