G/SPS/N/SLV/135  
16 July 2020 
(20-4843) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICA TION 
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)  
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) : ICS 67.100.20  
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 : Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano R TCA 
67.04.77:20 PRODUCTOS LÁCTEOS . MANTEQUILLA . ESPECIFICACIONE S (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.77:20 : Milk products . Butter. 
Specifications) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.w to.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SLV/20_4183_00_s.pdf  
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 in the territory of 
the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other da mage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): CXS 279 -1971: Standard for Butter  
[ ] World Organisation for A nimal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/SLV/135  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− 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).  
− RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios (current version).  
− 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 Generales  (current version) . 
− CODEX S TAN 234 -1999: Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 14 September 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (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 Pa blo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec .gob.sv  
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