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G/SPS/N/HND/42 
11 July 2011 
 (11-3393) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live animals, products of animal origin , animal genetic material, biologics, 
pathological material, and meat and bone meal. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Reglamento para la Vigilancia Epidemiológica, 
Prevención y Control de la Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina (EEB) y otras 
Encefalopatías Espongiformes Transmisibles (EET) (Regulations governing the 
epidemiological surveillance, prevention and control of bovine spongiform encephalophathy (BSE) and other transmi ssible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)) 
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  19 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Regulations is to govern the 
epidemiological surveillance, prevention and control of bovine spongiform 
encephalophathy (BSE) and other transmissibl e spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), as 
well as to prevent the transmission of the B SE causative agent through live animals, animal 
feed, products of animal origin and other products that can act as carriers. 
The Regulations establish a programme of ep idemiological surveillance, prevention and 
control of BSE and other TSEs, with a view to verifying the requirements for BSE risk 
status recognition. 
The provisions of these Regulations are in the public interest and their application is 
mandatory throughout Honduras. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/HND/42 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  No comment period 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Dirección Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Boulevard Miraflores, Ave. LA FAO 
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, C.A. Apdo. Postal #309 Tel.:   +(504) 2232-6213, 2239-7089, 2235-8160 Fax:   +(504) 2231-0786, 2239-1144 E-mail:  http://www.senasa-sag.gob.hn/