2.

Agency responsible:

Ministerio de Salud, MINSA (Ministry of Health)

Autoridad Nacional del Agua, ANA (National Water Authority)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

4.

Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Water quality in general (ICS 13.060.01); Drinking water (ICS 13.060.20)

5.

Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NTON 03004 Calidad de agua. Agua potable. Valores máximos admisibles (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03004: Water quality. Drinking water. Maximum admissible values) (31 pages, in Spanish)

6.

Description of content: The notified Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard establishes the maximum admissible values of physical, chemical and microbiological parameters for drinking water, as well as risk management assessment criteria from the supply source to the user, in order to prevent the harmful effects of pollution and protect the health of the population.

The Standard applies to:

• drinking water service providers and users of water in production processes for human consumption, regardless of the source of collection, type of treatment and supply system;

• food factories and processing establishments, regardless of the water supply source.

Note: Packaged waters, which are regulated by specific regulations, are exempt.

7.

Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

8.

Relevant documents:

• Normativa - 066: Manual de procedimientos para la vigilancia sanitaria del agua para consumo humano. Acuerdo Ministerial 575-2021, del Ministerio de Salud.

• Normativa 195: Norma del Sistema para la Vigilancia de la Salud Pública, del Ministerio de Salud.

9.

Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

10.

Final date for comments: 15 January 2025

11.

Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Comisión Nacional de Normalización Técnica y Calidad, CNNC (National Commission on Technical Standardization and Quality)

Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente. Managua, Nicaragua

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

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];

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

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

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