. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/18 
3 December 2007  
 (07-5320)  
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):  Poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries which export poultry products to Honduras  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Reglamento para el 
Programa de Prevención, Control y Erradicaci ón de la Enfermedad de Newcastle Velogénico  
(Regulation governing the programme for the prev ention, control and eradication of velogenic 
Newcastle disease)  (13 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation seeks to establish and standardize the 
procedures, activities, criteria, strategies a nd operative techniques for the prevention of 
velogenic Newcastle disease and for its control a nd eradication in the event of an outbreak in 
national territory. 
With regard to wild birds, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock will decide which species 
are required to be subject, for technical reasons, to epidemiological surveillance. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [ X ] 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:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] 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:  Regulation governing 
the programme for the prevention, control and eradication of velogenic Newcastle disease (20 pages, in Spanish) G/SPS/N/HND/18 
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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 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 República de Honduras 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 
Fax: +(504) 239-1144 
Website: www.sag.gob.hn