G/SPS/N/SLV/142  
21 December  2022 
(22-9622) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Products and by -products covered by the following classification 
numbers : 65.020, 65.040, 65.060, 65.080, 65.100 , 65.120, 65.140, 65.150, 65.160, 
67.020, 67.040, 67.050, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.140, 67.160, 67.180, 
67.190, 67.200, 67.220, 67.230, 67.250, and 67.260.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Ley de Protección a la Sanidad Vegetal, Salud Animal 
e Inocuidad de los Alimentos  (Law on the protection of plant health, animal health and 
food safety) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 44 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SP S/SLV/22_8848_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Law establishes basic provisions on plant health, 
animal health and food safety.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests . 
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): 
− CODEX STAN GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE, CXC 1 -1969;  
− CODE OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
(CAC/ RCP 53 -2003).  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
− Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2022;  
− Aquatic Animal Health Code.  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : 
− ISPM 2: G uidelines for pest risk analysis ; adopted in 2007, published in 2019;  G/SPS/N/SLV/142  
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  − ISPM 4: R equirements for the establishment of pest free areas ; adopted in 
1995, published in 2017;  
− ISPM 5: G lossary of phytosanitary terms ; adopted in 2012, publis hed in 2022;  
− ISPM 6: S urveillance ; adopted in 1997, published in 2019;  
− ISPM 11: P est risk analysis for quarantine pests ; adopted in 2013, published 
in 2019;  
− ISPM 12: P hytosanitary certificates ; adopted in 2001, published in 2022;  
− ISPM 15: R egulation of wood packaging material in international trade ; 
adopted in 2018, published in 2019;  
− ISPM 17: P est reporting ; adopted in 2002, published in 2017;  
− ISPM 23: G uidelines for inspection ; adopted in 2005 , published in 2019;  
− ISPM 24: G uidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence of 
phytosanitary measures ; adopted in 2005, published in 2021;  
− ISPM 26: E stablishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae) ; adopted 
in 2015, published  in 2019;  
− ISPM 27: D iagnostic protocols for regulated pests ; adopted in 2006, published 
in 2016;  
− ISPM 31: M ethodologies for sampling of consignments ; adopted in 2008, 
published in 2016;  and 
− ISPM 41: I nternational movement of used vehicles, machinery  and 
equipment ; adopted in 2017, published in 2019.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
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) : 19 February 2 023 
Agency or authority d esignated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Despacho Ministerial  (Ministerial Office)  
Final 1a . Avenid a Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo, La Libertad  
Tel.: (+503) 2210 3343  
Email:  teodoro.gonzalez@mag.gob.sv  
 nestor.avendano@mag.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.mag.gob.sv  G/SPS/N/SLV/142  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Despacho Mini sterial  (Ministerial Office)  
Final 1a . Avenida Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo, La Libertad  
Tel.: (+503) 2210 3343  
Email:  teodoro.gonzalez@mag.gob.sv  
 nestor.avendano@mag.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.mag.gob.sv