G/TBT/N/HND/90  
20 June 2017 
(17-3280) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico , SDE (Secretariat for Economic 
Development)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different f rom above:  
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 or 2235 -5047 
Email: villafranca.carmen@gmail.com  or 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 ap plicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico  Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.73:17 Leche Ultra Alta Temperatura (UAT o UHT) . 
Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.73:17 : Ultra-
high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk . Specifications) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description  of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by ultra -high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk meeting the definition in Section 
4 thereof . The Regulation applies to UHT milk intended for direct human consumption o r 
further processing in the territory of the States Parties . It does not apply to UHT milk in 
non-aseptic packaging and requiring refrigeration.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Health protection  G/TBT/N/HND/90  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales  (Processed food and beverage industry . Good 
Manufacturing Practices . General principles) (current version);  
 RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (Food 
products . Microbiological criteria for food safety) (current version);  
 RTCA Alimentos y bebidas procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (Processed foods and 
beverages . Food additives) (current version);  
 RTCA Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados (preenvasados)  
(General labelling of pre -packaged foods) (current version);  
 RTCA Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados para consumo 
humano para la población a partir de 3 años  de edad  (Nutrition labelling of pre -
packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children over three 
years of age) (current version);  
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling;  
 RTCA Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms) (current version).  
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 addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial  
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Fax: (+504) 2235 -5047 or 2235 -8383 
Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  or villafranca.carmen@gmail.com  
 
Secretaría de Salud  
Dirección General de Normalización  
Centro de Tegucigalpa  
Antiguo edificio BANMA,  
esquina opuesta a Farmacia Regis  
Fax: (+504) 2237 -3174 or 2237 -4343 
Email: ssregulacion@gmail.com