. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/42 
24 February 2004  
 
(04-0788) 
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 
Commercial Contract Division 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Disposable syringes and 
disposable hypodermic needles (HS tariff heading 90.18) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Salvadorian 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 11.37.01:03, Disposable Syringes and Disposable 
Hypodermic Needles.  Specifications  (39 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the followi ng: purpose, scope of application, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, classification and description, requirements, 
characteristics and specifications, sampling, test methods, packaging and labelling, monitoring and verification, appendix, regulator y annexes.  This Standard establishes the 
characteristics and specifications for dispo sable syringes and disposable hypodermic 
needles manufactured in El Salvador or abroad .  It applies only to disposable syringes and 
disposable hypodermic needles used to administer  the different types of injection. It does 
not apply to pre-filled, self-destructing syringes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of public health. G/TBT/N/SLV/42 
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8. Relevant documents:   
- Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Standard No. 6 067: 
 Disposable hypodermic needles. Specifications. - Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Standard No. 6 068: 
 Disposable hypodermic needles. Test methods. 
-   Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Standard No. 6 066 h1: 
 Disposable needles. Testing and analysis methods. - British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2002. -   ISO 7886-1: 
 Sterile hypodermic syringes for single use - Part 1:  Syringes for manual use. 
-   ISO 7864:1993: 
 Sterile hypodermic needles for single use. 
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