G/TBT/N/HND/101  
17 July 2023 
(23-4381) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico , SDE (Secretariat for Economic Development)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 (Directorate -General of 
Economic Integration and Trade Policy)  
Centro Cívico Gubernamental "José Cecilio del Valle" Nivel 9, Torre 1  
Tel.: (+504) 2 242-8365 / 2242 -8364 
Email: gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 67.100.10 
Milk and processed milk products.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCA 
67.04.79:23 Productos Lá cteos. Yogur (Yogurt, Yogurth, Yoghurt, Yogourt) . 
Especificaciones.  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.79:23 : Milk 
products . Yoghurt (Yogurt, Yogurth, Yoghurt, Yogourt) . Specifications ) (7 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
establishes the technical specifications to be met by yoghurt, as defined in Article  4.1 
thereof . The Regulation provides elements for the classification and composition of 
yoghurt.  
It appl ies to yoghurt for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory 
of the States Parties.  
Note 1 : The word yoghurt is used in this document, but may also be referred to as 
"yogurt", "yogurth", "yoghurt" or "yogourt".  
7. Objective and ratio nale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Food safety ; Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive 
practices and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/HND/101  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . 
Principios Generales  (current version).  
- RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos  (current 
version).  
- RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version).  
- RTCA Etiquetad o General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
- RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version).  
- RTCA Uso de Términ os Lecheros  (current version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial  
Centro Cívico Gubernamental "José Cecilio del Valle", Nivel 9 - Torre 1.  
Tel.: (+504) 2242 -8365 / 2242 -8364 
Email:  
gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn ; 
gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
Website: https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2023/07/RTCA -Yogur -vf-CPI.pdf