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The agencies responsible for policy and legislation on standards and other technical requirements depend on the product or service and include the Ministry of the Environment

The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (Matvælastofnun-MAST) is in charge of, inter alia, organic production

Legislation on SPS matters is covered in several laws, including Act No. 51/1981 on Plant Diseases and Pests; and Act No. 7/1998 on Control of Hygiene and Pollution and requires imports certificates for plants and plant parts while imports of certain types of trees and vegetables, soil, cut tree bark, and manure are prohibited

Working groups comprising the authorities from the Nordic countries publish reports on specific projects, such as Competition Policy and Green Growth

Direct payments are made to producers through the quality payment scheme, provided they meet environmental, animal health, and animal welfare requirements

Total Allowable Catches (TACs) are established by the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture based on MRI assessments of the state of fish stocks, which are evaluated by the relevant working groups and advisory committees of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), while some fish stocks are managed by international and/or bilateral agreements, such as the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT)

The salient features of the strategy energy strategy for 2020 includes replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy; following an environmentally protective and precautionary approach in hydroelectric and geothermal energy production; diversified industry with an emphasis on ecologically beneficial high-tech industry; sustainable utilization of all energy sources; and encouraging better energy utilization

A new public strategy for tourism in Iceland was approved by the Parliament in 2011, aming at, among other things, improving the quality, professionalism and the environmental consciousness of the tourism industry

Nicaragua is of the view that trade among nations is a key tool in sustainable development

Law No. 489, Law on Fishing and Aquaculture, lays down the legal regime governing fishing and aquaculture with the aim of ensuring the conservation and sustainable development of hydrobiological resources by optimizing the use of traditional fisheries and promoting diversification into non-traditional fisheries and aquaculture in order to ensure sustainability and environmental, economic and social fairness