. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/HND/74 
7 February 2012 
 (12-0733) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   HONDURAS 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaría de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Integraci ón Económica y Política Comercial  (Directorate-General of 
Economic Integration and Trade Policy) Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle Edificio San José, 3er piso Tegucigalpa Fax: (+504) 2235-3082 / 2235-5047 
E-mail:  wduque@sic.gob.hn ;  gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com ;  roger.pineda@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn/dgiepc/instrumentos jurídicos/notificaciones de 
 Honduras a la OMC 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.62.11, 
Requisitos para el Registro de Plaguicidas Botánicos, de Uso Agrícola  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.62.11:  Requirements for the registration of botanical pesticides for agricultura l use) (33 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for 
the registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use.  It applies to the 
registration of agricultural microbiological pesticides which are produced, formulated, packaged, repacked/repac kaged, imported, exported, distri buted and marketed in countries 
of the Central American region.  Microbiologi cal pesticides used for experimental purposes 
or produced solely for personal use are exempt from registration. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of plant health G/TBT/N/HND/74 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ANEXO 10, Resolución No. 118-2004 (COMIECO), Requisitos 
técnicos para el registro comercial de Plaguicidas Microbiológicos de uso agrícola  
(Annex 10 to Resolution No. 118-2004 (Council of  Ministers for Economic Integration, 
COMIECO):  Technical requirements for the commercial registration of microbiological 
pesticides for agricultural use). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) Blvd. Centro América, Ave. La FAO República de Honduras Tel.: (+504) 2231-0786 
Fax: (+504) 2239-1144 
Website: http://www.senasa-sag.gob.hn  
 
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio Dirección General de Protección al Consumidor Departamento de Normalización 
Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle 
Edificio San José, 2do piso Tegucigalpa Fax: (+504) 2235-5006 E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn  and roger.pineda@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn/dgiepc/instrumentos jurídicos/notificaciones de 
 Honduras a la OMC