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G/SPS/N/HND/6 
4 June 2004 
 (04-2430) 
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  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Production of fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, from growing area up 
to dispatch for sale. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting fresh and processed fruit and vegetables.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  "Regulation on the 
Inspection and Safety of Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables" (a vailable in Spanish, 
27 pages in electronic version and 15 pages as published in the Official Journal "La 
Gaceta").  
6. Description of content:  The primary purpose of the regulation is to establish mechanisms 
to ensure enforcement of the law in all asp ects pertaining to sanitary/hygienic inspection 
procedures in the growing areas, means of tran sport and marketing establishments for fresh 
and processed fruit and vegetables destined for domestic consumption, import and export. 
 Official inspection will be required in all establishments that produce, process, cool, 
freeze, wrap, pack, deposit or collect and ma rket fresh and processed fruit and vegetables. 
 The local marketing, import and export of  fresh fruit and vegetables may be carried 
out only by packing and processing plants that are registered with and officially inspected 
by SENASA through the Plant Health Technical Sub-Directorate. 
 The SENASA General Directorate will issu e, through the Plant Health Technical 
Sub-Directorate, specific standards for the prope r application of this regulation, implement 
procedures and design forms to be used for ad ministrative formalities and ensure that the 
regulation is kept up to date. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [  X ] protect territory from 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:   Not indicated 
[ X ] 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:        
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Executive Decision 
No. 632-03 of 22 January 2004 (available in Spanish, 13 pages)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  22 January 2004  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in "La Gaceta" on 11 February 2004.  
12. Final date for comments: 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Blvd. Centro América, Ave. la FAO 
Republica de Honduras Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) Tel: (504) 231 07 86 Fax: (504) 239 11 44 
www.sag.gob.hn 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Blvd. Centro América, Ave. la FAO Republica de Honduras Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Tel: (504) 231 07 86 
Fax: (504) 239 11 44 
www.sag.gob.hn