. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/13 
3 December 2007  
 (07-5315)  
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 and by-p roducts of plant origin to Honduras  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Reglamento para la 
Inspección e Inocuidad de Productos y Subproductos de Origen Vegetal  (Regulation 
governing the inspection and safety of products and by-products of plant origin)  (21 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The primary purpose of the notified Regulation is to protect public 
health by minimizing the risk of food-borne  diseases to consumers of unsanitary, noxious, 
improperly labelled or adul terated food. It also seeks to cont ribute to economic development by 
maintaining consumer confidence in the food system and establishing a solid regulatory framework for domestic and international trade in food by means of mechanisms to ensure 
implementation and enforcement of the law in  all aspects pertaining to sanitary-hygienic 
inspection procedures in the growing areas, mean s of transport and marketing establishments 
for products and by-products of plant origin  for domestic consumption, import and export. 
The Regulation applies to all stages of the production of fresh and processed products and by-
products of plant origin, from primary production to dispatch for sale. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] 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:  
[ X ] 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None G/SPS/N/HND/13 
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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 Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 Fax: +(504) 239-1144 Website: 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 
Website: www.sag.gob.hn