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Proposed measure: Honduras

Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns (Reglamento de Diagnóstico, Vigilancia y Campañas Fitosanitarias) (37 pages, in Spanish).

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Reglamento de Diagnóstico, Vigilancia y Campañas Fitosanitarias (Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns) (37 pages, in Spanish).

Honduras issued an addendum on 10 February 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/HND/24. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 4 December 2007. The comment period closed on 12 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Products of plant origin

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 06 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUITS OR MELONS
Notifying member
Honduras
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/HND/24Latest notice: G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.2
Keywords
Pests, Territory protection, Plant health, Modification of content/scope of regulation, Modification of final date for comments

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 12 March 2026
Proposed adoption
Not set in the notification
Proposed entry into force
Not set in the notification

How to comment

The comment period closed on 12 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.2; it can take them up with Honduras.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.2⁩, 10 February 2026)

The latest notice extends the comment period.

Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaignsThe Republic of Honduras hereby notifies the extension of the period for comments given in the notification G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.1 of 12 December 2025, concerning the Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaigns.The final date for comments has been extended to 12 March 2026.

Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaignsThe Republic of Honduras hereby notifies the extension of the period for comments given in the notification G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.1 of 12 December 2025, concerning the Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaigns.The final date for comments has been extended to 12 March 2026.

The notified Regulation seeks to:Establish the technical, administrative and legal provisions for implementing the clauses in the Ley Fitozoosanitaria (Honduran Plant and Animal Health Law) on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns, by means of measures to detect and diagnose pests of quarantine, economic and social significance which jeopardize the country's plant health and to define pest management strategies;establish the phytosanitary conditions required for the production of and international trade in Honduran agricultural goods; andenable Honduras to fulfil its commitments under the international agreements to which it is party and ensure the consistency of national legislation with such agreements.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.2

    Comment deadline: Closed on 12 March 2026

    Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaignsThe Republic of Honduras hereby notifies the extension of the period for comments given in the notification G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.1 of 12 December 2025, concerning the Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaigns.The final date for comments has been extended to 12 March 2026.

    Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaignsThe Republic of Honduras hereby notifies the extension of the period for comments given in the notification G/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.1 of 12 December 2025, concerning the Regulations on surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and phytosanitary campaigns.The final date for comments has been extended to 12 March 2026.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/SPS/N/HND/24/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 10 February 2026

    Reglamento para la Vigilancia, Diagnóstico, Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas y Campañas Fitosanitarias (Regulation on phytosanitary surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and campaigns)The Republic of Honduras hereby advises that the 'Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns', notified on 4 December 2007 in document G/SPS/N/HND/24, has been amended and updated, and is now entitled 'Regulation on phytosanitary surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and campaigns'.Th

    Reglamento para la Vigilancia, Diagnóstico, Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas y Campañas Fitosanitarias (Regulation on phytosanitary surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and campaigns)The Republic of Honduras hereby advises that the 'Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns', notified on 4 December 2007 in document G/SPS/N/HND/24, has been amended and updated, and is now entitled 'Regulation on phytosanitary surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and campaigns'.The notified Regulation establishes the technical, administrative and legal provisions for the implementation of phytosanitary procedures related to phytosanitary surveillance, diagnosis, pest risk analysis and campaigns provided for under the current Law on Plant and Animal Health. The Regulation applies to products and by-products of plant origin at the national level and in international trade, through actions determined by the National Agriculture and Food Health and Safety Service (SENASA) for the prevention, detection, containment, suppression, control or eradication of pests that threaten the country's plant health or food security.Please note, therefore, that the Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment period of 60 days as from the date of this notification.

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  3. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/HND/24

    Comment deadline: Closed on 2 February 2008

    Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns (Reglamento de Diagnóstico, Vigilancia y Campañas Fitosanitarias) (37 pages, in Spanish).

    View original

    Reglamento de Diagnóstico, Vigilancia y Campañas Fitosanitarias (Regulation on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns) (37 pages, in Spanish).

    The notified Regulation seeks to:Establish the technical, administrative and legal provisions for implementing the clauses in the Ley Fitozoosanitaria (Honduran Plant and Animal Health Law) on phytosanitary diagnosis, surveillance and campaigns, by means of measures to detect and diagnose pests of quarantine, economic and social significance which jeopardize the country's plant health and to define pest management strategies;establish the phytosanitary conditions required for the production of and international trade in Honduran agricultural goods; andenable Honduras to fulfil its commitments under the international agreements to which it is party and ensure the consistency of national legislation with such agreements.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from Honduras

  1. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Regulation governing the registration, use and control of fertilizers and raw materials (16 pages, in Spanish).

    El presente reglamento tiene por objeto establecer las disposiciones técnicas, administrativas y legales enmarcadas en la Ley Fitozoosanitaria referente al registro, importación, fabricación, formulación, reempaque, reenvase, transporte, almacenaje, venta, uso, manejo y exportación de los…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/HND/53/Add.2Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Reglamento sobre Agricultura Orgánica (Regulation on organic agriculture) (49 pages, in Spanish).

    The notified Regulation seeks to:regulate the production, processing, import, export and marketing of organic agriculture produce and lay down the procedures, steps and rules for the different stages of the processes related to and the certification of such products;establish mechanisms to protect…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/HND/17/Add.2Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Regulation on organic agriculture (49 pages, in Spanish).

    Regular la producción, procesamiento, importación, exportación y comercialización de productos agrícolas orgánicos y definir los procedimientos, pasos y regulaciones a seguir para las diferentes etapas de los procesos y la certificación de los mismos. Establecer mecanismos de protección de los…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.2Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Reglamento sobre el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes y Materias Primas (Regulation governing the registration, use and control of fertilizers and raw materials) (16…

    The notified Regulation seeks to establish technical, administrative and legal provisions within the framework of the Ley Fitozoosanitaria (Plant and Animal Health Law) with regard to the registration, import, manufacture, formulation, repacking, repackaging, transport, storage, sale, use…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/HND/16/Add.2Comment period closed

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