G/SPS/N/HND/52  
 
6 May 2014  
(14-2765)  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:  Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería , SAG (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
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):  Poultry products and by-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 de Inspección, Aprobación y Certificación 
Sanitaria de Productos y Subproductos Avícolas (Regulation on the inspection, approval 
and health certification of poultry products and by-products)   Language(s):  Spanish   
Number of pages:  66 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation establishes provisions concerning 
inspection, approval and health certification in establishments engaged in the 
production, processing, storage and/or importation of meat products and by-products of avian origin. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant 
protection, [X] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [ ] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 number)   
[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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Law on 
Plant and Animal Health, Decree No. 157-94 ( Ley Fitozoosanitaria, Decreto 157-94 ), 
amended pursuant to Decree No. 344-2005 (available in Spanish)  G/SPS/N/HND/52 
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  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) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal " La Gaceta " 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 July 2014 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería, SAG 
Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO, República de Honduras  
Servicio Nacional de Sani dad Agropecuaria, SENASA 
Tel.:   (+504) 2231-0786  
Fax:   (+504) 2239-1144  
Website:  http://www.senasa-sag.gob.hn/   
E-mail: coordinadordia@senasa-sag.gob.hn  
 jvelasquez@senasa-sag.gob.hn  
 mbueno@senasa-sag.gob.hn  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería, SAG  Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO, República de Honduras  
Servicio Nacional de Sani dad Agropecuaria, SENASA 
Tel.:  (+504) 2231-0786  Fax:  (+504) 2239-1144  
Website: http://www.senasa-sag.gob.hn/