2.

Agency responsible: Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria, IPSA (Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health)

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Fish and fishery products; canned shrimps or prawns; quick frozen shrimps or prawns; quick frozen lobsters.

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

5.

Title of the notified document: Resolución CNNC No 01-2024, Comisión Nacional de Normalización Técnica y Calidad (CNNC) (CNNC Resolution No. 01-2024, National Commission on Technical Standardization and Quality (CNNC)) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3

http://www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio-Interior/SNC/snn/enn/CatNor/Alimentos

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/NIC/25_00431_00_s.pdf

6.

Description of content: Resolution of the CNNC, concerning the adoption in full of the international standards and code of practice of the Codex Alimentarius for fishery and aquaculture products, in accordance with the regulations for the development of technical standards and the work of National Committees, published in Official Journal La Gaceta No. 68 of 18 April 2024. The current versions of the following Codex Alimentarius texts are to be adopted as mandatory:

·        CXS 36, Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated;

·        CXS 37, Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns;

·        CXC 52, Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products;

·        CXS 92, Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps or Prawns;

·        CXS 95, Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters.

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]       Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): CXS 36, CXS 37, CXC 52, CXS 92 and CXS 95.

[ ]        World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Official Journal La Gaceta No. 236 of Friday 20 December 2024

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/NIC/25_00431_01_s.pdf

(available in Spanish)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 22 October 2024

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 20 December 2024

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 June 2025

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable.

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)

Santiago Alejandro Rodriguez Perez

Asesor Legal

Carretera Norte, Paso a desnivel Portezuelo 100 metros al este, 150 metros al sur

Managua

Tel.: (+505) 8835 9151

Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni

Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/

13.

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Comisión Nacional de Normalización Técnica y Calidad (CNNC)

Oficina de Información y Notificación

Kilómetro 6 de Carrera a Masaya, frente a Camino de Oriente

Managua

Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314, 1320, 1310

Email:                       normalizacion@mific.gob.ni

                                 imartinez@mific.gob.ni

                                 notificacion@mific.gob.ni

Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio-Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp

Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)

Santiago Alejandro Rodriguez Perez

Asesor Legal

Carretera Norte, Paso a desnivel Portezuelo 100 metros al este, 150 metros al sur

Managua

Tel.: (+505) 8835 9151

Email: santiago.rodriguez@ipsa.gob.ni

Website: http://www.ipsa.gob.ni/