G/SPS/N/HND/61  
11 August  2020 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : HONDURAS  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria , ARSA (Agency for Sanitary 
Regulation)  
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) : 67.100.20 Milk products . Butter. Specifications.  
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 : RTCA 67 .04.77:20 Productos Lácteos . Mantequilla . 
Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.77:20 : Milk 
products . Butter. Specifications) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes 
the specifications to be met by butter, as defined in Article 4 thereof . It applies to butter 
for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , 
[ ] 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 [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/HND/61  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
1. RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version) . 
2. RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current 
version).  
3. RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version) . 
4. RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentario s (current version).  
5. RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 Años de Edad  (current version) . 
6. RTCA Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados . Buenas Práctica s de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales  (current version).  
7. CODEX S TAN 234 -1999: Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling . 
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 ): 10 October 2 020 
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, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria , ARSA (Agency for Sanitary Regulation)  
Dirección de Alimentos y Bebidas  (Food and Beverage Dire ctorate)  
Calle Los Alcaldes, Frente al City Mall  
Email: consultapublica@arsa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.arsa.gob.hn  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  (Secretariat for Economic Development)  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate -General of 
Economic Integration and Trade Policy)  
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso  
Fax: (+504) 2235 8383 / 2235 5047  
Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com ; wenrodsar@gmail.com  
 
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