G/SPS/N/SLV/143  
21 December  2022 
(22-9623) 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) : International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.20  
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 Salvadoreño - RTS 65 .02.02:22 
Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación, producción, conservación, certificación, 
movilización y comercialización de plantas de cítricos en viveros y sitios de producción 
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) 65.02.02:22 : Phytosanitary req uirements 
governing the importation, production, conservation, certification, transportation  and 
marketing of citrus plants in nurseries and on production sites) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SLV/22_8849_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation, production,  conservation, certification, 
transportation and marketing of citrus seeds  and citrus  plant material and plants in 
nurseries and on production sites, with a view to ensuring productive, genetic and 
phytosanitary quality.  
The text  applies to natural and legal persons throughout national territory that import, 
produce, conserve, certify, transport and market citrus seed s and plant material and 
certified citrus plants.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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  G/SPS/N/SLV/143  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
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:  
− Law on plant and animal health ( Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal ). Legislative Decree 
(Decreto Legislativo ) No. 524, Official Journal No. 234, Volume No. 329 of 1 8 
December 1 995. El Salvador . Contains the following amendments : (1) Legislative 
Decree No. 917, Official Journal No. 8, Volume No. 370 of 1 2 January 2 006; (2) 
Legislative Decree No. 472, Official Journal No. 187, Volume No. 401 of 9 October 
2013. El Salvador.  
− Law on seeds ( Ley de Semillas ), Legislative Decree No. 530, Official Journal No. 177, 
Volume No. 352 of 2 0 September 2 001. El Salvador . Contains the partial repeal of 
Article 30 (transitional provisions), Legislative Decree No. 616. Official Journal No. 
95, Volume No. 379 of 2 3 May 2 008. 
− Executive Decision ( Acuerdo Ejecutivo ) No. 225 concerning agriculture and livestock, 
dated 2 2 July 2 009. Official Journal No. 152, Volume No. 384 of 1 9 August 2 009. El 
Salvador.  
− OIRSA -ICDF Chinese Taipei, 2019 . Compendium para el manejo integrado del HLB , 
San Salvador, El Salvador.  
(available in Spanish)  
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 Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if av ailable) 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  G/SPS/N/SLV/143  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National N otification 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, costad o Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC,  
Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335  
 (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osarte  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv