. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/17 
3 December 2007  
 (07-5319)  
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):  Organic agriculture produce 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries which export organic agriculture produce to Honduras  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Reglamento sobre 
Agricultura Orgánica  (Regulation on organic agriculture)  (49 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation seeks to: 
• regulate the production, processing, import, export and marketing of organic agriculture 
produce and lay down the procedur es, steps and rules for the different stages of the processes 
related to and the certification of such products; 
• establish mechanisms to protect consumers ag ainst deception and fraud in the market-place 
and unsubstantiated product claims; 
• establish mechanisms to protect producers of organic produce against misrepresentation of 
other non-controlled agricultural produce as being organic; 
• ensure that all stages of production, processing, preparation, storage, transport, import, export 
and marketing are subject to inspection and comply with these guidelines. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,  
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:    G/SPS/N/HND/17 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Regulation on organic 
agriculture (31 pages, in Spanish). 
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