G/TBT/N/SLV/216  
27 October  2021 
(21-8111) 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 
regarding 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 Cal le Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.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) : Luminaires 
(ICS 29 .140.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 29 .02.01:21 PRODUCTOS ELÉCTRICOS . LUMINARIAS . 
ESPECIFICACIONES DE EFICIENCIA ENERGÉTICA  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 
29.02.01:21, Electrical product s. Luminaires . Energy efficiency specifications) (50 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation lays down 
minimum energy performance ranges as well as the testing, labelling and conformity 
assessment procedu res that must be complied with by the lamps and luminaires described 
in this Regulation, which are manufactured, imported definitively, used and marketed 
within the territory of El Salvador.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health and safety ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• ANSI C136.41 -2013, American National Standard for Roadway and Area 
Lighting Equipment - Dimming Control Between an External Locking Type 
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  • ANSI C82.77 -10-2020, American National Standard for Lighting Equipment - 
Harmonic  Emission Limits  - Related Power Quality Requirements  
• ANSI C82.77 -5-2017, American National Standard for Lighting Equipment - 
Voltage Surge Requirements  
• ANSI/IES LM -79-19, Approved Method : Optical and Electrical Measurements of 
Solid-State Lighting Products  
• CIE 015 :2018, Colorimetry, 4th edition  
• CIE 013 .3-1995, Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour Rendering 
Properties of Light Sources  
• Among others  
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  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.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  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5335 ; (503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
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