G/SPS/N/HND/63  
9 November  2020 
(20-7983) 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 (potatoes)  
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 Técnico para la Producción, Importación y 
Comercialización de Semilla de Papa (Solanum tuberosum)  (Technical Regulation 
governing the production, importation and marketing of potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) 
seed) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/HND/20_6814_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation seeks to regulate the production, 
importation and marketing of potato seeds.  
It applies to all natural and legal persons and public and private entities engaged in the 
production of potato seed, in any form (laboratory, greenhouse or field), in the country, 
or in the importation or marketing of potato seeds.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] pl ant 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. ISPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [X] No G/SPS/N/HND/63  
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  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 Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA (National Agriculture 
and Food Health and Safety Service)  
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  (Secretariat for Economic Development)  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate -General of 
Economic Inte gration and Trade Policy)  
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso  
Tel.: (+504) 2235 8383  
Fax: (+504) 2235 5047  
Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com ; wenrodsar@gmail.com