G/SPS/N/HND/57  
15 August  2018 
(18-5165) 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 : Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria , ARSA (Agency for Sanitary 
Regulation)  
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) : International Classification for Standards (ICS) code : 67.100.10 - 
Dairy products . Milk powder and cream powder . Specifications  
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 Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.76:18 
Productos Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema (nata) en polvo . Especificaciones  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powder and 
cream powder . Specifications) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/HND/18_4427_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the specifications to be met by milk 
powder and cream powder.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other dam age from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
 CODEX STAN 207 -1999 Amendments 2010, 2013, 2014.  
[ ] 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. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/HND/57  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas  
procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . Principios Generales (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la 
inocuidad de Alimentos  (current version);  
 Central American Technical 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 Technical Regulation RTCA Et iquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de tres 
años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
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 ): 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 ): 
14 October 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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 Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso  
Fax: (+504) 2235 8383  
(+504) 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  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria , ARSA (Agency for Sanitary Regulation)  
Dirección de Alimentos y Bebidas  (Food and Beverage Directorate)  
Calle Los Alcaldes, Frente al City Mall  
Email : alimentos@arsa.gob.hn  
Website: http://www.arsa.gob.hn/