G/SPS/N/HND/62  
9 November  2020 
(20-7970) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : HONDURAS  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria , 
SENASA (National Agriculture and Food Health and Safety Service)  
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):  
− HS 0701.10.00.00 (potato);  
− HS 0713.33.40.00, 0713.33.90.00 (kidney bean);  
− HS 0901.11.10.00, 0901.11.20.00, 0901.11.30.00, 0901.11.90.00 (coffee);  
− HS 0904.11.10.00.01 (pepper);  
− HS 1005.10.00.00 (maize (corn));  
− HS 1006.10.10.00 (rice)  
− HS 1007.10.00.00 (sorghum);  
− HS 1207.21.00.00 (cotton);  
− HS 1207.70.00.00 (melon);  
− HS 1208.10.00.00 (soya);  
− HS 29.10.00 (beet);  
− HS 1209.29.90.00 (pineapple, banana , rambutan, pitahaya, avocado);  
− HS 1209.29.90.00.01 (grass, bahia grass, signal grass, brauna grass, Guinea 
grass, Tanzanian grass);  
− HS 1209.91.00.00 (celery, aubergine, cauliflow er, cabbage, onion, carrot, lettuce, 
cucumber, tomato, spinach);  
− HS 1209.99.00.00 (cocoa, watermelon, lemon, orange)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento General de Semillas  (General Regulations 
on Seeds) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 44 
6. Description of content : The notified Regulations define and regulate the domestic 
production, import, export, processing and marketing of seeds . All agents involved in the 
process, including seed producers, processors and marketers and government officials 
and employees, must comp ly with these provisions.  
The objectives of the Regulations are : to regulate the production, processing and 
marketing of various categories of certified seeds in the country ; to regulate the 
certification of seeds , as well as seed  distribution and sales ac tivities ; to monitor 
compliance with the technical and administrative provisions referred to in these 
Regulations ; to ensure that the certified seed available to producers meets the established 
quality standards regarding genetic, physiological, physical a nd phytosanitary purity ; and 
to prevent the introduction and spread of weeds, pests and unauthorized varieties.  G/SPS/N/HND/62  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enq uiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)  
Boulevard Miraflores, Ave . La FAO . Loma Linda Sur, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.  
Tel.: (+504) 2232 6213  
Fax: (+504) 2223  0786 
Email: aencina@senasa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.senasa.gob.hn/  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial  
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso  
Tel.: (+504) 2235 8383  
Fax: (+504) 2235 5047  
Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com ; wenrodsar@g mail.com