G/SPS/N/SLV/144  
21 December  2022 
(22-9624) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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) : Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS code 67.200.10)  
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 Salvadoreño - RTS 67 .07.01:22 
Mezcla de crema (nata) con aceite o grasa vegetal comestible . Especificaciones  
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) 67.07.01:22 : Mixtures of cream and edible 
vegetable oil or fat . Specifications) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SLV/22_8850_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation sets out the safety 
and quality requirements and specifications to be met by mixtures  of cream and edible 
vegetable oil or fat.  
It applies to any natural or legal person established in national territory that is engaged 
in the production, marketing and importation of mixtures of cream and edible vegetable 
oil or fat . Dairy cream substitute products in powder form are excluded from the scope of 
the text.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. 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) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the  relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/SLV/144  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Código de Salud  
− RTCA  (Central American Technical Regulation) Alimentos Procesados . Procedimiento 
para otorgar el registro sanitario y la inscripción sanitaria  (current version)  
− RTCA Alimentos y bebidas procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (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 Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados para co nsumo 
humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version)  
− RTCA Productos lácteos . Cremas (natas) y cremas (natas) preparadas . 
Especificaciones  (current version)  
− RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros y su guía de interpretación  (current version)  
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) : 19 February 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enqu iry 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  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lemp a, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC  
Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335  
 (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  G/SPS/N/SLV/144  
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  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 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  
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  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335  
 (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv