. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/47 
8 September 2004 
 (04-3787) 
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.:  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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Food preparations 
containing natural honey (ICS 67.180) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.38.02:04, Fo od Preparations Containing Natural Honey 
(ICS 67.180).  Specifications.  (62 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the following: Purpose, Scope of 
application, Definitions, Symbols and a bbreviations, Classification and description, 
Composition and requirements, Sampling, Me thods of analysis, Labelling, Appendix, 
Monitoring and inspection of the quality and saf ety of food preparations containing natural 
honey marketed in El Salvador. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health .. 
8. - Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03, "General Labelling of 
Prepackaged Foods" (first revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO ) No. 67.10.02:99, "Codex Alimentarius 
Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling"; 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO ) 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/TBT/N/SLV/47 
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8. Relevant documents:   (cont'd) 
- Codex Alimentarius, FAO/WHO, "Sampli ng Plans for Prepackaged Foods" (CAC/RM 
1995), Volume XIII; 
- Codex Alimentarius Standard CODE X STAN 192-1995, Rev.3-2001, "General 
Standard for Food Additives". 
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:  National enquiry point [   ], 
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 address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:    
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez 
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas, #51 
San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (503) 226-2800  Fax: (503) 225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv