. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/59 
20 September 2004 
 
 (04-3938) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)  
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):  Food preparations containing natural honey (ICS 67.180)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.38.02:04, Food Prep arations Containing Natural Honey.  
Specifications (62 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  This Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope of application, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, cl assification and description, composition and 
requirements, sampling, methods of analysis, labelling, appendix, monitoring and inspection 
of the quality and safety of food preparations containing natural honey marketed in 
El Salvador. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
 - Salvadoran Mandatory Standard  (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03, "General 
 Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods" (first revision); 
 - Salvadoran Mandatory Standa rd (NSO) No. 67.10.02:99, "Codex 
Alimentarius Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling"; 
 - Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (N SO) No. 67.19.01.04, "Natural Honey. 
Specifications" (first revision); 
 - Salvadoran Recommended Standard  (NSR) No. 67.00.241:02, "Code of 
Practice: General Principles of Food Hygiene";  G/SPS/N/SLV/59 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:   (cont'd) 
 - Codex Alimentarius, FAO/WHO, "Sampling Plans for Pre-Packaged 
Foods" (CAC/RM 1995), Volume XIII; 
 - Codex Alimentarius Standard  CODEX STAN 192-1995, Rev. 3-2001, 
"General Standard for Food Additives".  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in 
Spanish.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from the date of adoption .. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification .. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
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
  
or: 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica 
Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas #51 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (503) 226-2800 
Fax: (503) 225-6255 
Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv