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18 March  2024 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 18  March  2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Honduras . 
 
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Title: Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No.  67.04.60:10 : Nutrition labelling of pre -
packaged foods for human consumption for adults and children of over three years of age.  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA  67.01.60:23 Etiquetado Nutricional de 
Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para consumo humano para la Población a partir 
de 3 años de edad  (RTCA No.  67.01.60:23 : Nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods 
for human consumption for adults and children of over three years of age).  
The full text is available from:  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  (Secretariat for Economic Development)  
Dirección General de Integración Ec onómica y Política Comercial (Directorate -General 
of Economic Integration and Trade Policy)  
Centro Cívico Gubernamental "José Cecilio del Valle", Nivel 9, Torre 1  
Tel.: (+504) 2242 -8365 / 2242 -8364 
Email:  gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn ; gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/HND/66/Add.1  
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  Sitio Web: https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2024/03/RTCA -Etiq.-Nutricional -
CPI.pdf  
New deadline for comments (if applicable) : 60 days from notification  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[ ] Other:  
 
Description : The Government of the Republic of Honduras notified regulation "RTCA No.  
67.04.60:10 : Nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods for human consumption for adults and 
children of over three years of age" on 7  February  2011 in document G/TBT/N/HND/66.  
The regulation applies to nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods for human consumption that are 
marketed for direct sale in the territories of Central American countries . The labelling of pre -
packaged fresh food is governed by the domestic provisions of each State Party . Unprocessed foods 
and processed products packaged in front of the consumer are excluded from the scope of application 
of this regulation.  
The following a re exempt from the application of this regulation on the basis of their nutritional 
insignificance : bottled water, ice, coffee, tea leaves, spices, culinary herbs ; to which no other 
ingredients have been added . Packaging units that have a largest surface a rea of less than 10  cm2 
are also exempt . The label must be affixed to secondary packaging, if there is any . Fermented and 
distilled alcoholic beverages are excluded from the scope of application of this regulation.  
The purpose of this Addendum is to inform  WTO Members that this regulation has been updated and 
is now entitled : "RTCA No. 67.01.60:23 : Nutrition labelling of pre -packaged foods for human 
consumption for adults and children of over three years of age ". In the light of the foregoing, there 
will be  a period of 60  days for the submission of comments and observations as from the date of 
notification.  
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