G/TBT/N/HND/85  
18 June 2014  
(14-3545)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member: HONDURAS 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  (Secretariat of Economic 
Development) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial 
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Fax: (+504) 2235-3078/2235-5047 Email: yulissa_santos@yahoo.com /gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 59.080.01 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTCA 
59.01.08:12 Textiles y Productos Textiles. Requisitos de Etiquetado  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 59.01.08:12: Textiles and textile products. Labelling requirements) (15 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the labelling 
requirements to be met by textiles and textile products. It applies to textiles and textile 
products marketed in the territory of the States Parties. Notes: 
1. Electric blankets and leather goods are exempt from this Regulation. 2. The labelling of used clothing must be in accordance with the domestic law of each State 
Party. 
3. Textiles and textile products that are cut to measure or produced at the request of the 
consumer are exempt from this Regulation. 
4. Examples of textiles and textile products covered by this Technical Regulation are 
included in Annex A (Informative). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information G/TBT/N/HND/85 
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  8. Relevant documents: This Standard is an adaptation of Mexican Official Standard NOM-
004-SCFI-1994, Commercial Information. Labelling of textile products, articles of apparel 
and clothing accessories. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point: 
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso Fax: (+504) 2235-3078/2235-5047 
Email: yulissa_santos@yahoo.com /gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
Dirección General de Protección al Consumidor 
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 2do piso Fax: (+504) 2235-5006 Email: rufino_osorto@yahoo.com.mx /gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com