G/SPS/N/HND/54  
19 February  2018 
(18-1050) 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: 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): HS code 67.100.01. Dairy products. Matured cheese. 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 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos . Quesos 
Madurados.  Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.75:17: Dairy products. Matured cheese. Specifications) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 7 
Text available at:  
https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2018/02/RTCA -Quesos -Madurados.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specific ations to 
be met by matured cheese, as defined in Section 4 (Definitions) thereof. It also applies to 
matured cheese intended for direct human consumption or further processing in the 
territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food s afety,  [  ] 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 Alimentar ius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM 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/54  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 RTCA 67.01.33:06 Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura.  Principios Generales (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices 
(GMPs). General principles) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.50:08 Alimentos.  Criterios Microbiológicos para la I nocuidad de Alimentos  
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08: Food products. 
Microbiological criteria for food s afety) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.04.54:10 Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas.  Aditivos Alimentarios (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10: Processed foods and 
beverages. Food additives) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.01.07:10 Etiquetado G eneral de los Alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10: 
General labelling of pre -packaged foods) (current version);  
 RTCA 67.01.60:10 Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenv asados para 
consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10: Nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods 
for human consumption intended for adults and children of over three years of a ge) 
(current version);  
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999. Recommended methods of analysis and sampling, and 
amendments thereto;  
 RTCA 67.04.65:12 Uso de Términos Lecheros  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.04.65:12: Use of dairy terms) (current version) ; 
 RTCA 67.04.70:14 Productos Lácteos . Quesos.  Especificaciones  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.70:14: Milk products. Cheese. Specifications) 
(current version).  
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 ): 20 April 2018  
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 Directorate)  
Calle Los Alcaldes, Frente al City Mall  
Email: alimentos@arsa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.arsa.gob.hn/  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  (Secretaria t 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  
 (+504) 2235 5047  
Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
Website:  https://sde.gob.hn/listado -contenido -integracion -
economica/?preview_nonce=8eedef3209&preview=true