. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/57 
14 September 2004 
 
 (04-3818) 
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):  Bee pollen (ICS 65.140)  
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. 65.38.01:04, Quality of Bee Pollen  (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, additives, hygiene, microbiological  criteria, macroscopic criteria, residues, 
packing, packaging, sampling, methods of anal ysis, labelling, standards to be consulted, 
compliance and inspection of bee pollen for human consumption. 
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"; 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO ) No. 67.10.02:99, "Codex Alimentarius 
Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling"; 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No . 67.00.241:02, "Code of Practice: General 
Principles of Food Hygiene"; 
- Codex Alimentarius, FAO/WHO, "Sam pling Plans for Pre-packaged Foods" 
(CAC/RM 1995), Volume XIII.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Available in Spanish.  G/SPS/N/SLV/57 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days 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 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