Resolución Ejecutiva No. 001-2018 Regulación de ciertas sustancias prohibidas y restringidas de uso veterinario en la República de Nicaragua (Executive Resolution No. 001-2018 regulating certain prohibited and restricted substances for veterinary use in the Republic of Nicaragua)

Regular notification 2018-05-03
G/SPS/N/NIC/103

Description

The notified Executive Resolution contains a list of substances for veterinary use and provisions regulating and controlling the use and marketing of such substances, based on their prohibited or restricted status.
It contains provisions prohibiting, on national territory, the manufacturing, registration, importation, sale, marketing, transport, storage, handling, possession and use of the following substances, whether alone or combined, as raw materials or in finished veterinary drugs, and intended for any animal species and using any route of administration:
Thyrostatics, carbadox, malachite green, olaquindox, nitrofurans, sulfathiazole, vancomycin, strychnine, organochlorides (chlorinated compounds), stilbenes, chloramphenicol and any of its salts, ethion, clenbuterol, gentian violet, dimetridazole, chlorpyrifos, avermectins, sulphonamides (sulpha drugs), antimicrobials to promote growth or improve yields, anabolics, beta-agonists, coccidiostats and coccidiocides.

Keywords

Veterinary drugs; Human health; Animal health; Food safety