WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HND/39 
25 January 2011 
 (11-0393) 
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):  International Classification for Standard s (ICS) code 67.040:  Pre-packaged 
foods for human consumption 
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 67.04.60:10, Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano  para la Población a Partir de Tres 
Años de Edad (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.60:10:  
Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for hum an consumption for adults and children of 
over three years of age).  Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  29 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
requirements for the nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children of over three years of age. 
It applies to the labelling of pre-packaged f oods sold directly for human consumption and 
marketed within the Central American area and covers nutrition in formation and nutrition 
and health claims. 
It does not apply to fermented or distilled alcoholic beverages. 
Note:  In Costa Rica, pre-packaged foods fo r human consumption will be governed by this 
Technical Regulation. 
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.  G/SPS/N/HND/39 
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
• Association of Official Analytical Ch emists (AOAC).  "Official Methods of 
Analysis", 17th Edition.  Washington, USA, 2002; 
• US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).  "Guide to Nutrition Labeling and 
Education Act (NLEA) Requirements", Editorial Changes.  February 1995; 
• Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá , INCAP (Institute of Nutrition of 
Central America and Panama).  Anteproyecto para Reglamento Técnico de Unión 
Aduanera de Centroamérica de Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios 
Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población de Cuatro y Mas Años de 
Edad  (Proposed draft Technical Regulation of  the Central American Customs Union 
on Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods  for human consumption for adults and 
children of four or more years of age).  Guatemala, October 2000; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX ALINORM 04/27/26:  
"Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims.  Draft Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents (Part B):  Dietary Fibre"; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX STAN 146-1985:  "General 
Standard for the Labelling of and Claims for Prepackaged Foods for Special Dietary 
Uses" (Worldwide Codex St andard).  Italy, l985; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CAC/GL 2-1985 (Rev.1-1993):  
"Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling".  Italy, l998; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commiss ion.  CAC/GL 09-1987 (Rev. 1991):  
"General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods".  Italy, 1992; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.   CAC/GL 23-1997:  "Guidelines for 
Use of Nutrition and Health Claims".  Italy, 1998; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  ALINORM 99/26, Appendix II.  
Italy, 1999; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  ALINORM 04/27/41:  Report of the 
Twenty-Seventh Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.  Italy, 2004;  G/SPS/N/HND/39 
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   • MERCOSUR Common Market Group Resolution No. 18/94 and Argentine 
Ministry of Health and Social Services Resolution No. 3 of 11 January 1995:  Rotulado Nutricional de Alimentos Envasados  (Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged 
foods); 
• US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(USFDA/CFSAN).  "A Food Labeling Guide".  September 1994 (Editorial 
revisions, June 1999).  
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 
Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras Fax: +(504) 237-9404 and 237-2726 E-mail: normativorshn@yahoo.com 
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/