. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/54 
11 December 2003 
 (03-6549) 
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 may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
 Bread products (Harmonized System heading 19.05) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Salvadorian Mandatory Standard 
(NSO) No. 67.30.01:03, Bread Products. Classifi cation and Specifications  (25 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  This Standard covers the  following:  purpose, scope of application, 
definitions, abbreviations and sym bols, bread classification, description, raw materials, health 
and hygiene practices, microbiological specifications, physical and chemical specifications, additives, nutritional specifications, sampling, labelling, packing, packaging, monitoring and verification.  
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: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties, 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: 
 This Standard adopts the following: 
 
   -  Mexican Official Standard NOM-147-SSA1-1996. Cereal and Semolina  
  Flours and Mixtures Thereof. Bread Products. Health and Nutritional    Provisions and Specifications. Mexico 1996.  
 
   -  Costa Rican Standard (NCR) No. 130:1993. Bread. Classification. Ministry 
  of Economy, Industry and Trade.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   60 days from the date of notification G/SPS/N/SLV/54 
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months 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 addre ss, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salvador Tel.:  (503) 231-5788 Fax:  (503) 231-5789 E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Consejo Nacional de Cienci a y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 Tel.:  (503) 226-2800  
Fax:  (503) 225-6255 
Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv