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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SLV/28
20 October 1999
(99-4533)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Science and Technology Council
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  SAC headings 04.01 and 04.02
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Animal Feeds.  Liquid and
Powdered Milk for Animal Consumption (two pages), Sample Labelling and ConsultationRules
5. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation defines the purpose, scope of
application, definition, colouring agents to be added, sampling and analysis methods,
labelling and consultation rules.
6.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 To protect human health and to avoid distortions in the
marketing and processing of milk for animal consumption.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  This Regulation is being implemented as an emergency
measure because:
(a) El Salvador has problems of both child and adult malnutrition, so that it has
been necessary to render mandatory the fortification of certain products
such as flour, sugar and salt;
(b) the country is currently faced with the problem that milk for animal
consumption is being marketed and processed for human consumption;
(c) this practice aggravates the malnutrition and health problems among the
population, since milk for animal consumption fulfils neither the nutritional
nor the hygienic requirements applicable to milk for human consumption;
(d) this practice constitutes consumer deception, in that products are being
offered that do not fulfil the conditions for human consumption.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/SLV/28
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Salvadoran
Mandatory Standard NSO 65.00.01.99 of 1998 (available in Spanish)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  9 October 1999
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Technología (CONACYT)
Departamento de Normalización, Metrología y Certificación de CalidadColonia Médica
Avenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez, pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas # 51
San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.
Tel: (503) 221 2600, 226 2999
Fax: (503) 225 6255email: cit@conacyt.gob.sv
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección Política Comercial
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro
San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.
Tel: (503) 221 3583Fax: (503) 221 4771
email: policom@sal.bgm.net