G/TBT/N/HND/93  
2 April 2019  
(19-2040) 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 from 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: 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) : 
ICS 67.040  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
para el Control Sanitario de los Alimentos y Bebidas (Regulations on the sanitary control 
of foods and beverages) (30 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulations establish provisions on sanitary 
regulation, control and promotion to be met by natural and legal persons . Under these 
provisions, sanitary authorization shall be granted for food and beverages, the raw 
materials used to produce food and beverages, and establishments engaged in the 
manufacture, processing, handling, retailing, packaging, conservation, importation, 
exportation, storage, transportation, distribution and marketing of these products . The 
provisions also apply to establishments engaged in other activities of sanitary interest, 
including hotel and catering, and advertising services, with the aim of protec ting public 
health.  
The notified Regulations apply to natural and legal persons manufacturing, processing, 
handling, retailing, packaging, conserving, importing, exporting, storing, transporting, 
distributing, marketing and advertising food and beverages a nd the raw materials used 
to produce food and beverages, and to establishments involved in any related activity, 
including hotel and catering services, within national territory.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health.  G/TBT/N/HND/93  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
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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:  
Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria , ARSA (Agency for Sanitary Regulation)  
Dirección de Alimentos y Bebidas  (Food  and Beverage Directorate)  
Calle Los Alcaldes, Frente al City Mall  
Email: consultapublica@arsa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.arsa.gob.hn/  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Econó mico (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 or  2235-5047 
Email:  
gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
wenrodsar@gmail.com  
Website: https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2019/03/REGLAMENTO -PARA -EL-
CONTROL -SANITARIO -DE-LOS-ALIMENTOS.pdf