WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NIC/3
30 January 2001
(01-0480)
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, 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 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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:   Microbiological
Criteria Applicable to the Production of Cooked Crustaceans and Moluscs
6. Description of content:   Lays down the microbiological criteria applicable to the
production of cooked crustaceans and moluscs
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health
8. Relevant documents:   Official Journal, La Gaceta , of 12 January 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }June 1999
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable
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:           
Note: Implementation of the notification pr ocedure was delayed pending the adoption of
Government decisions on the internal organizational infrastructure.