6. SPECIAL PERMITS
HONDURAS INVESTOR´S GUIDE 2020-2021
c. Original Articles of Incorporation and copy duly authenticated. d. Copy of the current factory’s sanitary license for locally manufactured products or warehouse´s for overseas manufactured products. e. Certificate of free sale (origin or source of the product) according to the legislation of each country, for products imported from third countries. If this document is in a language other than Spanish, present a translation of it, approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This applies only to products of foreign origin. f. Original label in the case of foods that have not been commercialized in the territory of the requesting party and in process of requesting registration, a project or outline label can be submitted. When the label is in a language other than Spanish, the translation must be submitted. The label must comply with current Central American legislation on labelling. g. Affidavit of new sanitary registration. The affidavit must be duly signed and authenticated by the Legal Representative of the company, or responsible for the Sanitary Registration of the product in Honduras when it is imported. h. Recovery fee for services provided *Renewal of a sanitary license is only applicable when applying 5 months before the expiry date. A request for an overdue renewal can be made up to 6 months after the expiry date. 6.6.4 RECOGNITION OF SANITARY REGISTRY OF PROCESSED FOOD AND BEVERAGE It is a procedure whereby each country accepts that a product registered in another country of the Central American region may be distributed in its territory under the original registration number. This procedure for the recognition of food products shall apply only to products originating in countries of the Central American region. The Mutual Recognition procedure is carried out online. The national manufacturers must request an electronic username at the ARSA website through SAC, where support is available. If the applicant is a distributor in Honduras of products from the Central American area, the username shall be requested to the product manufacturer in their respective country, when the Regional System temporarily ceases to function.
Who performs the procedure? The Legal Representative Where Is It Done? The Health Regulatory Agency (ARSA), Directorate of Food and Beverage Cost: Varies according to the type of product to register. REQUIREMENTS: a. Written application for recognition of registration, containing the following information: • Name or business name of the applicant • Identification number • Address of the applicant • Phone, fax number, and e-mail • Address of the warehouse or distributor in the destination country, phone, fax number, and e-mail • Number of license or sanitary permit and validity of the license of the warehouse of the product in the destination country. b. Product Data: • Product name to be recognized • Factory name and address • Product brand • Net content of the product (all product presentations to be placed on the market) • Sanitary Registry and validity • Country of origin c. Payment for sanitary surveillance derived from the recognition of records, which shall be equivalent to the cost of food registration, as determined by the country recognizing the registration.
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