. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/37 
2 August 2006 
 
 (06-3741) 
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 
Tegucigalpa 
Fax: (+504) 235-5047 / 235-3082 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 71.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 71.01.36:06:  
Productos Cosméticos. Etiquet ado de Productos Cosméticos (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 71.01.36:06:  Cosmetic products.  Labelling of  cosmetic products) 
(5 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation establis hes the information required on 
the labels of cosmetic products of any capacity  to prevent the use of such products posing a 
risk to health.  This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the 
hotel trade. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human life and health and consumer protection. G/TBT/N/HND/37 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
CONSLEG 1976L0768:  List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain 
except subject to the restrictions and conditions laid down  (by the European Union);
 
 
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Organization (CTFA),  International Cosmetic Ingredient 
Dictionary and Handbook.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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 Salud 
Dirección General de Regulación Sanitaria Centro de Tegucigalpa antiguo edificio BANMA 
esquina opuesta a Farmacia Regis 
Tegucigalpa Fax:  (+504) 237-2726 E-mail:  regulacionhon@yahoo.com  Dirección General de Reproducción y Consumo 
Departamento de Normalización y Metrología 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle Edificio San José, 3er piso Tegucigalpa Fax: (+504) 235-5006 
E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn 
Web site: www.sic.gob.hn