WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/HND/2
29April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1859)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: HONDURAS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Tariff heading Description
0207.10.00 Poultry notcutinpieces, fresh orchilled
0207.2 Poultry notcutinpieces, frozen:
0207.21.00 Fowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus
0207.22.00 Turkeys
0207.23.00 Ducks, geese andguinea-fowls
0207.3 Poultry cutsandoffal(including livers), fresh orchilled:
0207.31.00 Fatty livers ofgeese orducks
0207.39 Other:
0207.39.10 Breasts offowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus
0207.39.20 Paste
0207.39.90 Other (poultry cutsandoffal)
0207.4 Poultry cutsandoffalother thanlivers, frozen:
0207.41 Ofthespecies Gallus domesticus
0207.41.10 Breasts
0207.41.20 Paste
0207.41.90 Other (poultry cutsandoffal) ofthespecies Gallus domesticus
0207.42.00 Ofturkeys
0207.43.00 Ofducks, geese orguinea-fowls
0207.43.10 Paste
0207.50.00 Poultry livers, frozen
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Animal Health Requirements to
Facilitate Trade inPoultry Products
5. Description ofcontent: Takes intoaccount theharmonized animal health requirements
established bythemember countries ofOIRSA (Regional International Organization of
Plant Protection andAnimal Health) which arebased onthestandards oftheOIE
(International Office ofEpizootics) andtheCodex Alimentarius.
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6. Objective andrationale: Honduras requires atolerance level of2in5forsalmonella,
which guarantees aminimum levelofprotection ofhuman andanimal health.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Arecommended "zero tolerance" international standard exists, but
Honduras applies the2in5standard forsalmonella, inorder togrant reciprocal andfair
treatment toallMembers oftheAgreements, bysupplying thesame tolerance level for
salmonella asforallMember countries having thesame sanitary status asHonduras.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Phytosanitary Law,
Decree No.157-94, published intheOfficial Journal, No.27552, of13January 1995.
Spanish.
World Animal Health in1995. Published bytheInternational Office of
Epizootics (OIE). Spanish, English andFrench.
Codex Alimentarius. Spanish, English andFrench.
Standard foranimal health requirements tofacilitate trade inpoultry products,
signed byallCentral American countries, Mexico andPanama, members oftheRegional
International Organization ofPlant Protection andAnimal Health (OIRSA). Spanish.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
10. Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1September 1996
11. Final dateforcomments:
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number and
E-mail address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Secretaría deAgricultura yGanadería
Servicio Nacional deSanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA)
Tel./Fax: 00504310786
Apartado Postal 309,Recursos Naturales, Honduras, CA.