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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HND/4
9 May 2001
(01-2383)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONDURAS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, National Agricultural Health Service
(SENASA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  0105.11.00;  0105.12.00;  0105.19.00;  0105.92.00;  0105.93.00;  0105.99.00;
0207.11.00;  0207.12.00;  0207.13.10;  0207.13.91;  0207.13.99;  0207.14.10;  0207.14.91;0207.14.99;  0207.24.00;  0207.25.00;  0207.26.10;  0207.26.90;  0207.27.10;  0207.27.90;
0207.32.00;  0207.33.00;  0207.34.00;  0207.35.10;  0207.35.90;  0207.36.10;  0207.36.90;
0210.90.10;  0210.90.20;  0210.90.30;  0210.90.90;  0407.00.10;  0407.00.20;  0407.00.90;
0408.11.00;  0408.19.00;  0408.91.00;  0408.99.00;  0504.00.90 ;  0505.10.00;  0505.90.00;
0506.10.00 ;  0506.90.00 ;  1501.00.00 (poultry only);  1601.00.20;  1601.00.90 (containing
poultry meat);  1602.10.20 (poultry only) ;  1602.39.00 (containing poultry meat);
1602.31.00;  1602.32.00;  1602.39.00;  2301.10.00 (poultry only) ;  2301.20.90 (poultry
only)
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
El Salvador
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ministerial Resolution
No. 017-2001 (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  A precautionary and temporary measure banning the importation
and movement in Honduran territory of live animals of susceptible species, their products
and by-products, whether or not mixed with other products, originating in El Salvador,
because in April 2001 in sampling for avia n influenza in communities adjacent to the
Republic of El Salvador the Avian Disease Epidemiological Monitoring System detected
positive serology among backyard poultry whose r ecords show that it was obtained from the
Republic of El Salvador.  The measure also establishes a sanitary cordon in the region
adjacent to El Salvador (five departments) as well as controls inside the region to ensure
that there is no movement of poultry or poultry by-products which may endanger thenational avian heritage.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):   A precautionary measure to be applied temporarily
following detection by the Avian Disease Epidemiological Monitoring System of positive
serology in samples tested for avian influenza in communities adjacent to the Republic of
El Salvador among backyard poultry whose re cords show that it was obtained from the
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8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
- OIE International Animal Health Code;
- Programme for the control and eradication of avian diseases of the United States of
America, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, adapte d to animal health status in Honduras.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ministerial
Resolution No. 017-2001 of 9 April 2001 (available in Spanish)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  9 April 2001
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA)
Tel/Fax:  (504) 231 0876/232 1096
E-mail address:  sanimal@hondudata.com