. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/65 
7 February 2011 
 (11-0598) 
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:   Secretaria de Industria y Comercio  (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 
Tegucigalpa Telefax: +(504) 235-3082 / 235-5047 E-mail: mailto:wduque@.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):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 67.020 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.06.55:09, 
Buenas Prácticas de Higiene para los Alimentos No Procesados  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.06.55:09:   Good Hygiene Practices for unprocessed 
foods) (27 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general 
provisions concerning the hygiene practices applicable to unprocessed foods, from the 
reception of the raw materials to the processing, packaging, storage and transport of the 
products, in order to ensure that food is safe and fit for human consumption. 
These provisions apply to all establishments wh ich handle, store and distribute unprocessed 
food products in the territory of the States parties. 
The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to activities related to primary 
production, the processed food and beverage indus try, public food services or retail outlets, 
which will be governed by other health regulations. G/TBT/N/HND/65 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Food safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
• RTCA 67.01.33:06, Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  Buenas 
Prácticas de Manufactura.  Principios Generales (Resolución 176-2006 COMIECO) (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06, Processed food and beverage industry.  Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).  
General principles (Council of Ministers for Economic Integration (COMIECO) 
Resolution No. 176-2006); 
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutr ition, 2008.  "Guidance for Industry:  
Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables"; 
• Food and Drug Administration, 1999.  "C urrent Good Manufacturing Practice in 
Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food" (Part 110 - 21, 
CFR 110.1 - 110.110 - Code of Federal Regulations);  
• Food Safety and Inspection Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture (FSIS/USDA), 
2008.  Code of Federal Regul ations, Title 9, Part 416. 
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, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería, SAG 
Website: http://www.sag.gob.hn/  
 Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO, República de Honduras Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 
Fax: +(504) 239-1144 
Website: http://www.senasa-sag.gob.hn/
 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio 
Dirección General de Protección al Consumidor Departamento de Normalización Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 2do piso 
Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras Fax: +(504) 235-5006 E-mail: mailto:normalizacion@sic.gob.hn
 
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn/