G/TBT/N/SLV/207  
16 July 2020 
(20-4849) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardin g the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guada lupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : ICS 
67.100.20  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano R TCA 67 .04.77:20 Productos Lácteos . Mantequilla . 
Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.77:20 : Milk 
products . Butter. Specifications) (5 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes 
the specifications to be met by butter, as defined in Article 4 thereof.  
It applies to butter for direct human consumption or further processing i n the territory of 
the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health  
8. Relevant documents:  
• RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version).  
• RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current 
version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados 
(Preenvasados)  (current version).  G/TBT/N/SLV/207  
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  • RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentario s (current vers ion). 
• RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para 
Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 Años de Edad  (current version).  
• RTCA Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Gener ales (current version).  
• CODEX S TAN 234 -1999: Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC, 
Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
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