WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/36 
25 January 2011 
 (11-0391) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  HONDURAS
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaría de Salud  (Ministry of Health) 
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):  Processed foods and beverages  (ICS code 67.050) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  RTCA 67.04.54:10, Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas.  
Aditivos Alimentarios (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10:  
Processed foods and beverag es.  Food additives) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  388 
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Regulation is to establish the food additives 
and maximum levels thereof permitted in differe nt types of food.  Only the food additives 
listed in this Technical Regulation may be used  in foods marketed in the territory of the 
States parties.  Processing aids or substances normally used as ingredients are not included. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests. 
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] None  
 Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: G/SPS/N/HND/36 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
• Codex Stan 192-1995 (Rev. 6-2005):  Codex General Standard for Food 
Additives 
• List of Fragrance and Flavour Materials, Flavour and Extract Manufacturers 
Association (FEMA) 
• US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR ),Title 21.  Food Chemical Codex 
• Toxicological monographs and reports of  the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee 
on Food Additives (JECFA) 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  
Nectares de Fruta.  Especificaciones.  RTCA 67.04.48:07 (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 67.04.48:07:   Processed foods and beverages.  
Fruit nectars.  Specifications) 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano Harinas.  Harina de trigo fortificada.  
Especificaciones RTCA 67.01.15:06 (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 67.01.15:06:  Flour.  Fortified wheat flour.  Specifications) 
• Reglamento Tecnico Centroamericano Alim entos y Bebidas Procesados.  Grasas 
y Aceites.  Especificaciones RTCA 67.04.40:07  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) 67.04.40:07:  Processed f oods and beverages.  Fats and oils.  
Specifications)  
• Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the Europ ean Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Propose 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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  26 March 2011 
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, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Salud 
Dirección General de Regulación Sanitaria Centro de Tegucigalpa Antiguo edificio BANMA Esquina opuesta a Farmacia Regis 
Fax: +(504) 237-9404 and 237-2726 
E-mail: normativorshn@yahoo.com  G/SPS/N/HND/36 
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E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn/