. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/31 
21 November 2008 
 (08-5686) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONDURAS
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería , SAG (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Veterinary drugs and related produc ts (HS Chapter 30; International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.30) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  RTCA 65.05.51.08: 
Medicamentos Veterinarios y Productos Afines, Establecimientos que los Fabrican, Comercializan, Fraccionan o Almacenan.  Requisitos de Registro Sanitario y Control 
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTC A) No. 65.05.51:08:  Veterinary drugs and 
related products, and esta blishments engaged in the manufact ure, marketing, fractioning or 
storage thereof.  Sanitary registration and c ontrol requirements) (37 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Regulation is to establish provisions 
governing the sanitary registration and control of  veterinary drugs a nd related products and 
establishments in this sector.  The provisions of this Regulation apply to all food products 
marketed in Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta  G/SPS/N/HND/31 
Page 2  
 
  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months as from the date of adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X] National enquiry point, or addr ess, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 Secretaria de Industria y Comercio 
 Dirección General de Producción y Consumo 
 Departamento de Normalización  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
 
 Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
 Servicio Nacional de Sandi dad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
 Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO  República de Honduras 
 Tel: +(504) 231-0786 
 Fax: +(504) 239-1144  Web site: www.sag.gob.hn