. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/38 
25 January 2011 
 (11-0392) 
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 Agricultura y Ganadería , SAG (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
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):  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Directriz Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria Centroamericana para 
Facilitar el Comercio de Envíos y Mercancías  (Central American Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Directive on trade facilitation in respect of products of animal and plant 
origin) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The notified Directive establishes procedures to simplify the 
application of sanitary and phytosanitary measu res, with a view to facilitating trade in 
products of animal and plant origin, and takes into account the risks associated with such 
products and with production systems, production areas or sites and processing 
establishments. 
The Directive seeks to improve control of th e application of sanitary and phytosanitary 
measures with a view to facilitating trade in  products of animal and plant origin, to 
establish a risk categorization list for animal  and plant products, to simplify commercial 
documents and to streamline the procedures governing trade in products of animal and 
plant origin. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/HND/38 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 number)  
[X] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] 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, [X] 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 Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG) 
Blvd. Centro América, Ave.  La FAO Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras Website: http://www.sag.gob.hn
 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) 
Tel.: +(504) 231-0786 Fax: +(504) 239-1144 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, República de Honduras Fax: +(504) 235-5006 E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn 
Website: http://www.sic.gob.hn