G/TBT/N/HND/82  
28 February 2014  
(14-1236)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Industria y Comercio , SIC (Ministry of Industry and 
Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Fax: (+504) 2235-3078 / 2235-5047 Email: yulissa_santos@yahoo.com  / gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn/dgi epc/instrumentos jurídicos/no tificaciones de Honduras 
a la OMC 
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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: RTH-SESAL-
01:13 Licenciamiento Establecimientos de Salud. Autorización y Funcionamiento  
(Honduran Technical Regulation RTH-SESAL-01: 13, Licensing of health establishments. 
Authorization and operation) (30 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes requirements 
pertaining to the authorization and operation of for-profit or non-profit public and private 
health establishments that provide care an d services to protect the health of the 
population. The provisions established in this Regulation are applicable to, and mandatory for, all for-profit or non-profit public and private health establishments that provide care 
and services with a view to promoting health , prevention, recovery and rehabilitation in 
national territory.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents: None  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification G/TBT/N/HND/82 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point: 
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Fax: (+504) 2235-3078 / 2235-5047 Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  / roger.pineda@yahoo.com  
Secretaría de Salud 
Dirección General de Regulación Sanitaria Centro de Tegucigalpa 
Antiguo edificio BANMA 
Esquina opuesta a Farmacia Regis Fax: +(504) 2237-9404 / 2237-2726 Email: geralfaro2000@yahoo.com  / fciamirta_37@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn/dgi epc/instrumentos jurídicos/no tificaciones de Honduras 
a la OMC