. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/56 
15 December 2008 
 (08-6141) 
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 web-site 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.ICS numbers may be provide d in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.30 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.51:08 
Medicamentos veterinarios y productos a fines, establecimientos que los fabrican, 
comercializan, fraccionan o almacenan. Requi sitos de registro sanitario y control .  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65. 05.51:08:  Veterinary drugs and related 
products, and establishments engaged in the manuf acture, marketing, fractioning or storage 
thereof.  Sanitary registration and contro l 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.  This Regulation applies to all veterinary drugs marketed in 
Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protection of human and animal health and the environment. G/TBT/N/HND/56 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- Code of Federal Regulations  (CFR) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
Titles 9 and 21, United States of America; 
- International Programme on Chemical Safety  (IPCS), World Health Organization 
(WHO); 
- Codex Alimentarius Commission: Maximu m Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
- European Medicines Agency (EMEA): Maxi mum Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
- United States Pharmacopoeia ; 
- European Pharmacopoeia . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Upon publication in the Diario Oficial 
(Official Journal). 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of this notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available of the other body: 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio 
Direccion General Producción y Consumo Departamento de Normalización  
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle  
Edificio San José, 3er piso Tegucigalpa Telefax: (+504) 235 5006 E-mail:  normalizacion@sie.gob.hn 
Web site:  www.sic.gob.hn
  
Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganadería  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA)  Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO, República de Honduras 
Tel:  (+504) 231 0786  
Fax:  (+504) 239 11 44  Web site:  www.sag.gob.hn