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HondurasUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Official title
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Regulation on organic agriculture (49 pages, in Spanish).
Honduras issued an addendum on 23 January 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/HND/52. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 December 2007. The comment period closed on 22 February 2026.
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Organic agriculture produce
The comment period closed on 22 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.2; it can take them up with Honduras.
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Regulation on the production, processing, marketing, registration and control of organic agriculture
The Republic of Honduras hereby advises that the comment period for the Regulation on the production, processing, marketing, registration and control of organic agriculture, notified in document G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.1 on 24 November 2025, has been extended until 22 February 2026.The full text is available from:Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (Secretariat of Economic Development)1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.2- 2 -Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate-General of Economic Integration and Trade Policy)Centro Cívico Gubernamental 'José Cecilio del Valle', Nivel 9 - Torre 1Tel.: (+504) 2242-8365Email: gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn; gsalinas_sic@yahoo.comWebsite:
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 consumidores contra el engaño y el fraude en el mercado y contra declaraciones de propiedades no demostradas de los productos. Establecer mecanismos de protección de los productores orgánicos contra descripciones falsas de otros productos agrícolas no controlados que se presentan como orgánicos. Asegurar que todas las fases de la producción, procesamiento, preparación, almacenamiento, transporte, importación, exportación y comercialización están sujetas a inspección y cumplan con estas directrices.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.2
Comment deadline: Closed on 22 February 2026
Regulation on the production, processing, marketing, registration and control of organic agriculture
The Republic of Honduras hereby advises that the comment period for the Regulation on the production, processing, marketing, registration and control of organic agriculture, notified in document G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.1 on 24 November 2025, has been extended until 22 February 2026.The full text is available from:Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (Secretariat of Economic Development)1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.2- 2 -Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate-General of Economic Integration and Trade Policy)Centro Cívico Gubernamental 'José Cecilio del Valle', Nivel 9 - Torre 1Tel.: (+504) 2242-8365Email: gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn; gsalinas_sic@yahoo.comWebsite:
AddendumG/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.1
Reglamento para la Producción, Procesamiento, Comercialización, Registro y Control de la Agricultura Orgánica (Regulation on the production, processing, marketing, registration and control of organic agriculture)
The Republic of Honduras hereby advises that the 'Regulation on organic agriculture', notified on 21 December 2007 in document G/TBT/N/HND/52, has been amended and updated, and is now entitled 'Regulation on the production, processing, marketing, registration and control of organic agriculture'.The Regulation's technical, administrative and legal provisions seek to:1. Regulate the production, processing and marketing of organic products by establishing rules for the different stages of these processes, including product certification.2. Establish control mechanisms for and ensure the integrity of organic products.3. Ensure that all the stages involved in the production, processing, preparation, storage, transport, labelling, national marketing, export and import of organic products are in compliance with this Regulation.The Regulation applies to the production, processing, marketing and certification of processed and unprocessed plant products, in accordance with the principles and provisions set out therein.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.__________
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/HND/52
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 consumidores contra el engaño y el fraude en el mercado y contra declaraciones de propiedades no demostradas de los productos. Establecer mecanismos de protección de los productores orgánicos contra descripciones falsas de otros productos agrícolas no controlados que se presentan como orgánicos. Asegurar que todas las fases de la producción, procesamiento, preparación, almacenamiento, transporte, importación, exportación y comercialización están sujetas a inspección y cumplan con estas directrices.
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