. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/HND/3 
12 November 2007 
 
 (07-4891) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   Spanish 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification Under Article 5
 
 
HONDURAS 
 
  The following notification, dated 19 October 2007, has been received from the delegation of 
Honduras.  
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  The delegation of Honduras hereby notifies th e Law on the Control of Firearms, Ammunition, 
Explosives and the Like.
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 (a) List and description of products  subject to licensing procedures
 
(1) Small arms or hand-held wea pons:  revolvers and semi-aut omatic pistols up to point 
four-five inches (.45), or eleven point five millimetres (11.5) calibre; 
(2) long or shoulder-held weapons:  single-shot or semi-automatic rifles and carbines up 
to point three hundred and eight calibre (.308);  and 
(3) single-shot or semi-automatic shotguns of calibre ten (10), twelve (12), sixteen (16), 
twenty (20) and point four hundred and ten (. 410), wherever the barrel is no less than 
forty-six centimetres (46 cm) or eighteen (18) inches in length; 
(4) ammunition for the above; 
(5) accessories and spares for weapons; 
(6) explosives for commercial use:  those u sed in the construction industry and 
pyrotechnic industrial processes;  cartridges used in powder – or other 
explosive-actuated tools for fastening industrial construction anchors; 
(7) gunpowder in any composition; 
(8) picric acid; 
(9) trinitrotoluene; 
(10) nitroglycerin; 
(11) nitrostarches; 
(12) nitrocellulose; 
(13) dynamite and amatols; 
(14) generally speaking, any substance, mixtur e or compound with explosive properties; 
(15) initiators; 
(16) detonators; 
(17) safety fuses; 
(18) detonator cords; 
                                                      
1 The text of the Law is available for consultati on in the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division) 
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  (19) pyrotechnic devices; 
(20) any instrument or mechanism usable for explosive purposes; 
(21) chlorate; 
(22) perchlorates; 
(23) sodium metal; 
(24) military explosives:  those used in warfare or manufactured with like intent, 
exclusively for  use by the ar med forces and police forces. 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility
 
 Secretaría de Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
 Address: Edificio Fenaduanah,  Boulevard Kuwait, 4to Piso 
 Tel.:  (+) 504 235 50 47 / 30 82  Fax:  (+) 504 235 50 47  Web site: www.sic.gob.hn  E-mail:  pcomercial@sic.gob.hn 
 
(c) Administrative body for submission of applications
 
 Secretaría de Seguridad Nacional (Ministry of National Security) 
 Address: Comayagüela, Calle El Obelisco, Frente al Parque El Soldado,    Edificio del Estado Mayor Conjunto  Tel.:  (+) 504 220 60 63 / 238 09 89 / 238 34 27 
 Fax:  (+) 504 238 09 89 
 Web site: None  E-mail:  sedena@ffah.mil.hn  
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published
 
 Not applicable. 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing pr ocedure is automatic or non-automatic  
 Automatic. 
 
(f) Administrative purpose of the automatic licensing procedure  
 Control and national security. 
 
(g) In the case of non-automatic procedures, indication of the measure implemented 
through the licensing procedure  
 Not applicable. 
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure  
 In the case of the Ministry of National Secu rity, two working days in accordance with the 
 domestic legislation in force.  
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