. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/45 
25 July 2007 
 (07-3183) 
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:  REPUBLIC OF 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 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:    
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 
4to piso 
Fax: (+504) 235 3082 / 235 5047 E-mail: pcomercial@sic.gob.hn Web site: 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: 75.160.20 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 75.02.46:07 
Etanol carburante anhidro y etanol carburante anhidro desnaturalizado y sus mezclas con 
gasolina. Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 75.02.46:07 Anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol and its 
mixtures with gasoline.  Specifications) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Regulation establishes the physico-chemical specifications 
that must be met by anhydrous fuel ethanol a nd denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol to be used 
or marketed as fuel in the Central American States Parties. 
 It applies to anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol obtained 
by means of alcoholic fermentation, which are to be used or marketed as fuel for spark-
ignition engines either in their pure form in engines designed or adapted for such use or 
blended with gasoline in spark-ignition engines. G/TBT/N/HND/45 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Prevention of practices likely to mislead  the consumer and protection of the 
environment. 
8. Relevant documents:    
 
ASTM D-1152:  "Standard Specification for Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)". 
ASTM D 4806-04a:  "Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with 
Gasolines for Use as Automotive Sp ark-Ignition Engine Fuel". 
Resolução ANP Nº 36, de 6.12.2005  (National Petroleum Agency Resolution No. 36 of 
6 December 2005) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
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 and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:    
Dirección General de Producción y Consumo 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José 
3er piso Fax: (+504) 235 5006 E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn Web site: www.sic.gob.hn