G/SPS/N/SLV/145  
14 March  2023 
(23-1853) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock)  
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) : Live poultry and any products, by -products or genetic material of 
avian origin.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : ACUERDO MINISTERIAL No. 31, de fecha 8 de febrero 
de 2023, mediante el cual se acuerda "Declarar Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria por 
Influenza Aviar de Alta Patogenicidad (IAAP) en todo el territorio nacional " (Ministerial 
Decision No. 31, of 8 February 2 023, establishing agreement to declare a state of animal 
health emergency in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza throughout the national 
territory) . Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2023/SPS/SLV/23_1885_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Ministerial Decision concerning agriculture and 
livestock declares an animal health alert in line with the recommendation of the World 
Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), which establishes that the epidemic season of 
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues in 2023 with outbreaks among poultry 
and notified outbreaks among wild birds in different countries . The Ministerial Decision 
recommends that countries  maintain and strengthen their monitoring systems, farm 
biosecurity measures and timely notification of outbreaks of HPAI among both poultry 
and non -poultry species (domestic or wild birds) . The International Regional Organization 
for Plant and Animal Heal th (OIRSA) is also urging its member States to implement 
different prevention and control measures to protect the region's domestic poultry.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action : Protect human and 
animal life and health from the risk of entry i nto the country of the cross -border disease 
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).  G/SPS/N/SLV/145  
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 8 
February 2 023 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
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  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email 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 Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: +(503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv