G/SPS/N/SLV/140  
31 October  2022 
(22-8157) 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) : Live poultry and any products, by -products or genetic material of 
avian origin.  
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. 374: Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria en 
todo el país , para la prevención de cualquiera de los subtipos de la Influenza Aviar de Alta 
Patogenicidad (IAAP)  (Decision No. 374: Declaration of an animal health alert throughout 
the country to prevent the entry of any subtypes of highly pathogenic avian influenza 
(HPAI)) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SLV/22_7363_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Executive Dec ision concerning agriculture and livestock, 
declaring an animal health alert and emergency following  Regional Alert No. 2 on the  risk 
of highly pathogenic avian influenza ( HPAI) entering  OIRSA  member countries , issued by 
the International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA) on 2 8 April 
2022. The aim is to have  a contingency plan defining the actions to be taken in the event 
of an emergency, an action plan for the rapid and efficient deployment of human and 
material resources to  effectively contain the disease and eliminate infection, and 
prevention strategies , quarantine measures, on -farm biosecurity arrangements and other 
measures to be used to minimize the risk of the entry and establishment of HPAI.  
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 reason for urgent action : Protect human a nd 
animal life and health from the risk of entry  into the country of the emerging disease 
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).  G/SPS/N/SLV/140  
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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 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Co de. 
[ ]  International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] 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) : 8 
August 2 022 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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:  
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 Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 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