G/SPS/N/HND/55  
6 March  2018 
(18-1387) 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) : ICS number : 67.180.10 H oney and apiculture products  
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 : Reglamento para la Inspección, Aprobación y  
Certificación Sanitaria de la Miel y los Productos Apícolas  (Regulation on the inspection, 
approval and health certification of honey and apiculture products) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 15 
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the health and safety requirements 
to be met by apiaries and by establishments where honey and apiculture products are 
processed for direct human consumption . Its aim is to protect consumer health via the 
inspection, approval and health certifi cation of these products.  
Its provisions cover the health and safety requirements applicable to apiaries and 
beekeeping establishments, and touch upon inspection, approval, safety management 
system certification, traceability, and the national programme fo r the monitoring and 
control of chemical residues.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is ther e 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 Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM 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/55  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The Regulation will enter into force on the 
date of its publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : The Regulation will enter into force on the 
date of its publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 5 May 2 018 
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 : [ ] National Notification Authority, [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.  
Tel.: (+504) 2232 6213  
Fax: (+504) 2235 8425  
Email : mbueno@senasa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.senasa.gob.hn/