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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/29 
4 December 2007 
 (07-5339) 
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 sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products of animal origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Countries 
which export products of animal origin to Honduras  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Reglamento sobre 
Vigilancia Epidemiológica en Salud Animal   (Regulation governing the epidemiological 
surveillance of animal health) (13 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation seeks to establish the technical, 
administrative and legal provisions for the prope r development of epidemiological surveillance 
of animal health. 
 The Regulation specifies the procedures for implementing epidemiological surveillance 
of diseases which affect or endanger human and animal health.  Such diseases are subject to 
epidemiological surveillance as a result of thei r extent and impact, inclusion in national or 
international agreements, or coverage by national campaigns. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:  Regulation governing 
the epidemiological surveillance of anim al health (11 pages, in Spanish). G/SPS/N/HND/29 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  This Regulation will enter into force upon publication in the 
Diario Oficial La Gaceta  (Official Journal). 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This Regulation will enter into force upon publication in 
the Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [   ] National notification authority, 
[ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Website: 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 Web site: www.senasa.gob.hn
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO República de Honduras 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 
Fax: +(504) 239-1144 
Web site: www.sag.gob.hn