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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/24 
4 December 2007 
 (07-5334) 
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 plant origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries which export products of plant origin to Honduras  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Reglamento de 
Diagnóstico, Vigilancia y Campañas Fitosanitarias  (Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, 
surveillance and campaigns) (37 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation seeks to: 
 Establish the technical, administrative and legal provisions for implementing the 
clauses in the Ley Fitozoosanitaria  (Honduran Plant and Animal Health Law) on phytosanitary 
diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns, by means of measures to detect and diagnose pests of 
quarantine, economic and social significance which jeopardize the country's plant health and to 
define pest management strategies; 
 establish the phytosanitary conditions requi red for the production of and international 
trade in Honduran agricultural goods;  and 
 enable Honduras to fulfil its commitments unde r the international agreements to which 
it is party and ensure the consistency of national legislation with such agreements. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety , [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,  
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),  
[ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  G/SPS/N/HND/24 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Regulation on 
phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance an d campaigns (70 pages, in Spanish) 
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 
Web site: www.sag.gob.hn
 
Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO 
Tegucigalpa, 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 Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 
Fax: +(504) 239-1144 Web site: www.sag.gob.hn