. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/64 
7 February 2011 
 (11-0597) 
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 Industria y Comercio , SIC (Ministry of Industry and 
Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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:  
Dirección General de Integraci ón Económica y Política Comercial 
(Directorate-General of Economic Integration and Trade Policy) 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 3er piso 
Fax: (+504) 235-3082/235-5047 E-mail: mailto:wduque@sic.gob.hn
 
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn  
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):   ICS No. 67.050 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.54:10 
Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas, Aditivos Alimentarios  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10:  Process ed foods and beverages.  Food additives) 
(370 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  
• The purpose of this Regulation is to establish the food additives and maximum 
levels thereof permitted in different types of food. 
• Only the food additives listed in this T echnical Regulation may be used in foods 
marketed in the territory of the States parties. 
• Processing aids or substances normally used as ingredients are not included. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Food safety G/TBT/N/HND/64 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Codex Stan 192-1995 (Rev.6 -2005):  Codex General St andard for Food Additives 
o List of Fragrance and Flavour Materials, Flavour and Extract 
Manufacturers Association (FEMA) 
• US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR ), Title 21.  Food Chemical Codex 
• Toxicological monographs and reports of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee 
on Food Additives (JECFA) 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano Alim entos y Bebidas Procesados.  Nectares 
de Fruta.  Especificaciones.  RTCA 67.04.48:07  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) 67.04.48:07:  Processed f oods and beverages.  Fruit nectars.  
Specifications) 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano Hari nas.  Harina de trigo fortificada.  
Especificaciones  RTCA 67.01.15:06  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) 67.01.15:06:  Flour.  Fortified wheat flour.  Specifications) 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano Alim entos y Bebidas Procesados.  Grasas y 
Aceites.  Especificaciones RTCA 67.04.40:07  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) 67.04.40:07:  Processed f oods and beverages.  Fats and oils.  
Specifications) 
• Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Secretaría de Salud 
Dirección General de Regulación Sanitaria Centro de Tegucigalpa Antiguo edificio BANMA 
Esquina opuesta a Farmacia Regis 
Fax: +(504) 237-9404 and 237-2726 E-mail: normativorshn@yahoo.com
 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio 
Dirección General Protección al consumidor Departamento de Normalización 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 2do piso Fax: (+504) 235-5006 E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn
 
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn