G/SPS/N/SLV/137  
15 April 2021 
(21-3104) 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) : Animals and products and by -products of animal origin of species 
susceptible to foot -and-mouth disease, and any product or material that poses a risk of 
transmitting this disease.  
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 No. 22: Exigencias para la importación y 
tránsito de ganado bovino, ovino, caprino, porcino y otras especies de pezuña hendida y 
sus respectivos productos y subproductos susceptibles del virus de la Fiebre Aftosa 
(Decision No. 22: Requirements for the importation and transit of cattle, sheep, goats, 
pigs and other cloven hoofed animals and products or by -products thereof, which are 
susceptible to foot -and-mouth disease virus) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 
6 
Text availa ble at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SLV/21_2713_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes requirements for the importation 
of animals and products and by -products of animal origin of species susceptible to foot -
and-mouth disease, and any product or material that poses a risk of transmitting this 
disease . It also repeals Executive Decision No. 54 concerning agricult ure and livestock of 
28 March 2 001, prohibiting the importation of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and other cloven 
hoofed animals, and any other animal that has been kept with any of the aforementioned 
species, and the importation of products and by -products o f such species from countries 
affected or suspected of being affected by foot -and-mouth disease.  
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 reasons for urgent action : Protect human 
and animal life and health against the risk posed by the introduction into the country of 
the emerging disease, foot -and-mouth disease  G/SPS/N/SLV/137  
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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 8.8:  
[ ] 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) : 5 
February 2 021 
[ ] 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 the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Address : Edificio C -2, Tercera planta Centro de Gobier no, Plan Maestro  
Calle Guadalupe y Alameda Juan Pablo II, San Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email:  datco@minec.gob.sv   
omc_es@minec.gob.sv   
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Econo mía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  
Address : Edificio C -2, Tercera planta Centro de Gobierno, Plan Maestro  
Calle Guadalupe y Alameda Juan Pablo II, San Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email : datco@minec.gob.sv   
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv