WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HND/66 
7 February 2011 
 (11-0599) 
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: wduque@sic.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 67.040 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.60:10, 
Etiquetado Nutricional de productos alim enticios preenvasados para consumo humano 
para la población a parti r de 3 años de edad (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.04.60:10:  Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for human 
consumption for adults and children of over th ree years of age) (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
requirements for the nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children of over three years of age. 
It applies to the labelling of pre-packaged f oods sold directly for human consumption and 
marketed within the Central American area and covers nutrition information and nutrition 
and health claims. 
It does not apply to fermented or distilled alcoholic beverages. 
Note:  In Costa Rica, pre-packaged foods fo r human consumption will be governed by this 
Technical Regulation G/TBT/N/HND/66 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Association of Official Analytical Ch emists (AOAC).  "Official Methods of 
Analysis", 17th Edition.  Washington, USA, 2002; 
• US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).  "Guide to Nutrition Labeling and 
Education Act (NLEA) Requirements", Editorial Changes.  February 1995; 
• Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá , INCAP (Institute of Nutrition 
of Central America and Panama).  Anteproyecto para Reglamento Técnico de 
Unión Aduanera de Centroamérica de Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Hu mano para la Población de Cuatro y 
Mas Años de Edad  (Proposed draft Technical Regulation of the Central American 
Customs Union on Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for human consumption for adults and children of four  or more years of age).  Guatemala, 
October 2000; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX ALINORM 04/27/26:  
"Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims.  Draft Table of Conditions for 
Nutrient Contents (Part B):  Dietary Fibre"; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX STAN 146-1985:  
"General Standard for the Labelling of and Claims for Pre- packaged Foods for 
Special Dietary Uses" (Worldwide Codex Standard).  Italy, l985; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CAC/GL 2-1985 (Rev.1-1993):  
"Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling".  Italy, l998; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CAC/GL 09-1987 (Rev. 1991):  
"General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods".  Italy, 1992; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CAC/GL 23-1997:  "Guidelines for 
Use of Nutrition and Health Claims".  Italy, 1998; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  ALINORM 99/26, Appendix II.  
Italy, 1999; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  ALINORM 04/27/41:  Report of 
the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Codex A limentarius Commission.  Italy, 2004; 
• MERCOSUR Common Market Group Resolution No. 18/94 and Argentine 
Ministry of Health and Social Services Resolution No. 3 of 11 January 1995:  Rotulado Nutricional de Alimentos Envasados  (Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged 
foods);  
• US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(USFDA/CFSAN).  "A Food Labeling Guide".  September 1994 (Editorial revisions, June 1999). 
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  G/TBT/N/HND/66 
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  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 Salud 
Dirección General de Regulación Sanitaria Centro de Tegucigalpa 
Antiguo edificio BANMA 
Esquina opuesta a Farmacia Regis Telefax: (+504) 237-9404 and 237-2726 E-mail: mailto:normativorshn@yahoo.com
 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio 
Dirección General Protección al Consumidor 
Departamento de Normalización Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle Edificio San José, 2do piso Telefax: (+504) 235-5006 
E-mail: mailto:normalizacion@sic.gob.hn
 
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn