. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NIC/32 
14 March 2006 
 (06-1127) 
Committee on Sanitary and  
Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NICARAGUA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal , MAG-FOR (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pallets, crating, drums, load board s, wooden spools, dunnage, packing 
blocks, cases, pallet collars 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Norma Técnica 
Obligatoria Nicaragüense para la Reglamen tación de Medidas Fitosanitarias para 
Embalaje de Madera Utilizado en el Comercio Internacional  (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard regulating phytosanitary measures for wood pack aging material in 
international trade) (5 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard applies to coni ferous and non-coniferous raw wood 
packaging material that may serve  as a pathway for plant pests. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   International Standard for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) No. 15 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   NTON  21 001- 04 
Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüen se para la Reglamentación de Medidas 
Fitosanitarias para Embalaje de Madera  Utilizado en el Comercio Internacional  
(Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Sta ndard (NTON) No. 21 001-04 regulating 
phytosanitary measures for wood packaging materi al in international trade) (available in 
Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be established G/SPS/N/NIC/32 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be established 
12. Final date for comments:    
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (MIFIC) 
Km 6 carretera a Masaya Tel.: (505) 267-0161, Ext. 1048 Fax: (505) 267-2019 E-mail:  dtnm@mific.gob.ni
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal (MAG-FOR)  
Kilómetro 3½  carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua 
Telefax: (505) 278-5042 and 270-9972 
E-mail: dgpsa@dgpsa.gob.ni