WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NIC/23
15 August 2003
(03-4259)
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 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 Bottled Water.  Sanitary Quality Specifications
(13 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the physical, chemical and
microbiological requirements for bottled treated drinking water for human consumption.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Health.
8. Relevant documents:   Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 040 -03
Standard on Bottled Water.  Sanitary Quality Specifications.
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:
Web site: http://www.mific.gob.ni/docushare/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-174