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NicaraguaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

Wood in the rough – Nicaragua

Official title

Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard on the Sustainable Management of Natural Latifoliate and Coniferous Forests (16 pages, in Spanish).

Nicaragua issued an addendum on 26 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NIC/44. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 5 November 2004.

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At a glance

Products

Wood

HS codes
  • 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
    • 440321 Pine 'Pinus spp.' in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared…
    • 440323 Fir 'Abies spp.' and spruce 'Picea spp.' in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood…
    • 440325 Coniferous wood in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared…
    • 440326 Coniferous wood in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is <15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl…
Notifying member
Nicaragua
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NIC/44Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NIC/44/Add.2

Key dates

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/NIC/44/Add.2⁩, 26 June 2026)

NTON 18001 Manejo sostenible Bosques Naturales de Latifoliados y de Coníferas. Directrices técnicas (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 18001: Sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests. Technical guidelines.)

On 5 November 2004, the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua notified, in document G/TBT/N/NIC/44, draft Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 18 001-04 for the sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests, and on 27 August 2012 it notified an addendum in document G/TBT/N/NIC/44/Add.1.The notified draft establishes technical guidelines for the sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests, promoting their conservation, restoration and sustainable use. The Standard applies to all natural or legal persons engaged in forestry activities within the national territory. The Standard applies to all natural or legal persons engaged in forestry activities within the national territory.__________1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.

The purpose of this Standard is to establish technical guidelines for the sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests.

Notices on this measure

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  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/NIC/44/Add.2

    NTON 18001 Manejo sostenible Bosques Naturales de Latifoliados y de Coníferas. Directrices técnicas (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 18001: Sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests. Technical guidelines.)

    On 5 November 2004, the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua notified, in document G/TBT/N/NIC/44, draft Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 18 001-04 for the sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests, and on 27 August 2012 it notified an addendum in document G/TBT/N/NIC/44/Add.1.The notified draft establishes technical guidelines for the sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests, promoting their conservation, restoration and sustainable use. The Standard applies to all natural or legal persons engaged in forestry activities within the national territory. The Standard applies to all natural or legal persons engaged in forestry activities within the national territory.__________1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/NIC/44/Add.1

    El Gobierno de Nicaragua, comunica que la NTON 18 001 – 12 Segunda revisión. Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense. Manejo Sostenible de los Bosques Naturales Latifoliados y de Coníferas, notificado bajo la signatura G/TBT/N/NIC/44 el 05 de noviembre de 2004, ha sido parcialmente modificada. La fecha límite para presentar observaciones son 60 días a partir de la fecha de notificación.; El documento puede ser solicitado a la siguiente dirección:; Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio; Cent

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NIC/44

    Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard on the Sustainable Management of Natural Latifoliate and Coniferous Forests (16 pages, in Spanish).

    The purpose of this Standard is to establish technical guidelines for the sustainable management of natural latifoliate and coniferous forests.

Sources

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