WTO notification · SPS
NicaraguaProposed measure, open for comments
Resolution 251-2026-IPSA, Establishment of Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) seed, originating from the United States of America
Resolución 251-2026-IPSA, Establecimiento de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de semilla de pasto bermuda (Cynodon dactylon), origen Estados Unidos de América
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 10 November 2026. Comments are open until 9 January 2027.
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Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) seed
Semilla de pasto bermuda (Cynodon dactylon)
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 9 January 2027, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/NIC/381 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Nicaragua.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This document establishes the phytosanitary import requirements for Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) seed, originating from the United States of America. The shipment shall be accompanied by an Official Phytosanitary Certificate, indicating that the seed originates from areas or production sites officially inspected by the NPPO of the country of origin and found free from: Rathayibacter rathayi, Cochliobolus spicifer, Xylella fastidiosa. The shipment shall be free from soil and any foreign or contaminating material. The seed shall be presented in new, first-use packaging, completely free from foreign or contaminating materials. The shipment shall be subject to phytosanitary inspection and sampling for phytosanitary diagnosis by inspectors of the Quarantine Directorate, at the Agricultural Quarantine post of entry into the country, for the application of the phytosanitary measure. Shipments shall be subject to phytosanitary control by the plant quarantine inspectors of the Institute for Agricultural Protection and Health (Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria, IPSA), who shall verify compliance with the phytosanitary requirements and, based on the documentation supporting the shipment, shall resolve the import authorization request.
Este documento establece los requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para semilla de pasto bermuda (Cynodon dactylon), origen Estados Unidos de América. El envío deberá estar acompañado de un Certificado Fitosanitario Oficial, indicando que la semilla procede de zonas o sitios de producción oficialmente inspeccionado ante la ONPF del país de origen y encontrado libre de: Rathayibacter rathayi, Cochliobolus spicifer, Xylella fastidiosa. El envío deberá estar libre de suelo y de cualquier material extraño o contaminante. La semilla deberá presentarse en empaques nuevos de primer uso, completamente libres de materiales extraños o contaminantes. El envío será sujeto a inspección fitosanitaria y muestreo para diagnóstico fitosanitario por inspectores de la Dirección de Cuarentena, en el puesto de Cuarentena Agropecuario de ingreso al país, para la aplicación de la medida fitosanitaria. Los envíos serán sometidos a control fitosanitario por los inspectores de cuarentena vegetal del Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria, quienes verificarán el cumplimiento de los requisitos fitosanitarios y con base a la documentación que respalda el envío, resolverán la solicitud de autorización de importación.
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