. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/57 
21 April 2009 
 (09-1902) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONDURAS
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería , SAG (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
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 65.080 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.54:09: 
Fertilizantes y Enmiendas, de Uso Agrícola.  Requisitos para el Registro  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.54:09 :  Fertilizers and soil conditioners for 
agricultural use.  Registration requirements) (19 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Regulation is to lay down the requirements 
for the registration of fertilizers and soil conditione rs for agricultural use.  It applies to the 
registration of agricultural fertilizers a nd soil conditioners which are manufactured, 
formulated, extracted from natural sources, packaged, repacked/repackaged, imported, 
exported, distributed and marketed in c ountries of the Central American region. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human, animal and plan t health and of the environment. 
8. Relevant documents: 
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) of  the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
Titles 9 and 21, United States of America; 
• International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), World Health Organization 
(WHO); 
• Codex Alimentarius Commission:  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
• European Medicines Agency (EMEA):  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) 
approved for veterinary drugs and pesticides; G/TBT/N/HND/57 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd) 
• United States Pharmacopoeia; 
• European Pharmacopoeia.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaria de Industria y Comercio  
Dirección General de Producción y Consumo Departamento de Normalización Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras Telefax: +(504) 235-5006 E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn
 
 
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras 
Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 
Fax: +(504) 239-1144 Website: http://www.sag.gob.hn