. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/43 
24 February 2004  
 
(04-0782) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:   Spanish  
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:   
Ministry of the Economy 
Directorate of Trade Treaty Administration 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salvador  Tel.:   (503) 231-5788 Fax:  (503) 231-5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:    
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable,  otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fluorescent lamps (HS 
tariff heading 94.05) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Salvadorian 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 29.39.01:03, Energy Efficiency of Double-Capped Fluorescent Lamps.  Energy Performance and Labelling Requirements  (26 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Salvadorian Mandatory Standard covers the following: 
purpose, scope of application, definitions, symbols and abbreviations, classification and 
description, requirements, characteristics and specifications, sampling, test methods, packaging and labelling, monitoring and verifi cation, appendix, reference documents and 
regulatory annexes. This Standard specifies the energy efficiency  performance ranges and 
information labelling requirements for doubl e-capped fluorescent lamps and the ballasts 
used to power them. The Standard applies to  T8 fluorescent lamps of up to 59 W and to 
electronic ballasts operating at voltages of between 110 V and 277 V and at a rated frequency of 60 Hz. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of misleading practices. G/TBT/N/SLV/43 
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8. Relevant documents:   
- Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 5112: 
 Energy efficiency of ballasts.  Test methods. - Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 5109:  Measurement of luminous flux. 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-064-SCFI-2000: 
 Electrical Appliances.  Lamps for indoor a nd outdoor use.  Safety specifications and 
test methods. 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-017-ENER-1997:  Energy efficiency of compact fluorescent lamps.  Limits and test methods. 
- Mexican Standard NMX-J-513-ANCE-1999: 
 Electrical Appliances.  Lighting.  Hi gh frequency ballasts for fluorescent lamps. 
 Specifications. - American National Standards Ins titute (ANSI) Standard C78.81-2001: 
 Double-capped fluorescent lamps.  Dimensional and electrical characteristics. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:   
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.:   (503) 231-5788   Fax:   (503) 231-5789    E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
National enquiry point [   ], or address,  telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and 
Web site addresses, if available, of other body:    
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez, pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.:  (503) 226-2800  
Fax:  (503) 225-6255 Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv