G/TBT/N/HND/92  
15 August  2018 
(18-5192) 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:  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  (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  
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 67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA) 67.04.76:18 Productos Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema 
(nata) en polvo . Especifica ciones  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA)  No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powder and cream powder . Specifications) 
(6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by milk powder and cream powder that comply with the definition established in 
the notified text . It also applies to milk powder and cream powder for direct human 
consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Industria d e alimentos y bebidas 
procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . Principios Generales (current 
version);  G/TBT/N/HND/92  
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   Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos 
para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current version);  
 Central American Te chnical Regulation RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . 
Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central American Technic al Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 
Años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (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  (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/2018/08/RTCA -Leches -en-polvo -FINAL -
CPI.pdf  
Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria , ARSA (Agency for Sanitary Regulatio n) 
Dirección de Alimentos y Bebidas  (Food and Beverage Directorate)  
Calle Los Alcaldes, Frente al City Mall  
Email: alimentos@arsa.gob.hn , 
Website: http://www.a rsa.gob.hn/