G/SPS/N/HND/60  
12 March  2020 
(20-1932) 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) : Various  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rel evant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento General de Autorización de Terceros  
(General Regulation on the Authorization of Third Parties) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 14 
6. Description of content:  
(a) The notified General Regulation establishes the requirements, procedures and 
conditions by which, in order to optimize the use of resources and improve the 
coverage, capacity and efficiency of the services provided, SENASA may authorize 
interested third pa rties to run one or more activities under SENASA's official 
programmes.  
(b) The notified General Regulation also establishes the procedures for the registration, 
supervision and monitoring of third parties (natural and legal persons authorized by 
SENASA).  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] 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 Pla nt Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/HND/60  
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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) : Upon the signing of the corresponding 
agreement by the competent body  
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 ): 11 May 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 Autho rity, [X]  National Enquiry 
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., Honduras  
Tel.: (+504) 2232 6213  
Fax: (+504) 2223 0786  
Email: aencina@senasa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.senasa.gob.hn/  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  
Dirección Gen eral de Integración Económica y Política Comercial  
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  
Tel.: (+504) 2235 8383  
Fax: (+504) 2235 5047  
Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
wenrodsar@gmail.com