G/SPS/N/HND/56  
5 June 2018 
(18-3442) 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 numbers : 65.020.01 a nd 65.020.99  
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 Técnico de Bioseguridad de Organismos 
Vivos Modificados para Uso Agropecuario  (Technical regulations on the biosafety of living 
modified organisms for agricultural use) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 13 
https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2018/05/Reglamento -T%C3%A9cnico -
Bioseguridad -Organismos -Vivos -Modificados -para-uso-Agropecuario -2.pdf 
6. Description of content : The notified technical regulations have been introduced to help 
regulate trade in living modified organisms for agricultural use among the State Parties 
and to ensure the safe use of these o rganisms.  
The regulations cover transportation, cross -border movement, research, experimentation, 
handling, development, production, and marketing in relation to these organisms.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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 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/56  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are  available:  
1.  Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity  
2.  Codex Alimentarius  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : These requirements will enter into force upon 
the signing of the corresponding resolution by the min isterial body.  
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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 4 August 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:  
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 Va lle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Fax: (+504) 2235 8383/5047  
Email : gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
 wenrodsar@gmail.com  
Website:  https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2018/05/Reglamento -T%C3%A9cnico -
Bioseguridad -Organismos -Vivos -Modificados -para-uso-Agropecuario -2.pdf 
 
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 Agroalimentari a (SENASA)  
Tel.: (+504) 2239 7089/7067  
Fax: (+504) 2231 0786  
Email : calmendares@senasa.gob.hn  
 calmendares81@yahoo.com  
 kschumacher@senasa.gob.hn  
 savesenasa@gmail.com  
 direccion.senasa@senasa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.senasa.gob.hn/