G/AG/GEN/163  
31 August  2020 
(20-5931) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
MEASURES TAKEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC WITH  
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR  
COMMUNICATION FROM EL SALVADOR  
1.  Listed below are some of the major actions taken by El Salvador in relation to the  Covid -19 
pandemic as at 27 August  2020. This list is illustrative and not exhaustive.  
2.  El Salvador indicates that this information has already been submitted  to the Trade Policy Review 
Mechanism.  
3.  El Salvador states that this ad hoc  report is not a substitute for normal transparency obligations.    
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Table of measures taken in the context of the Covid -19 pandemic with implications for the agricultural sector  
Measure  Description  Sector or 
product  Start of 
implementation  End of measure  Source  
Modification to the 
Central American 
Import Tariff  Modification to the Central American Import 
Tariff to secure the supply of essential food 
products for the population  Milk, red beans , 
rice, wheat flour, 
maize (corn) flour, 
rice flour, 
prepared 
vegetables  March  2020 End of the national 
state of emergency 
due to the Covid -19 
pandemic  Legislative Decree No. 604, published in 
Official Journal No. 58, Vol. 426, of 
20 March  2020 
Opening of a 
scarcity quota for 
rice in the husk  Provision of a scarcity quota of up to 20,000 
metric tonnes of rice in the husk of any origin 
outside the Central American region  Rice in the husk  March  2020 31 December  2020 Decision No. 501, published in Official 
Journal No. 60, Vol. 426, of 23  March  2020 
Opening of a 
scarcity quota for 
yellow maize (corn)  Provision of a scarcity quota of up to 180,000 
metric tonnes of yellow maize (corn) of any 
origin outsi de the Central American region  Yellow maize 
(corn)  March  2020 31 December  2020 Decision No. 502, published in Official 
Journal No. 60, Vol. 426, of 23  March  2020 
Opening of a 
scarcity quota for 
white maize (corn)  Provision of a scarcity quota of up to 140 ,000 
metric tonnes of white maize (corn) of any 
origin outside the Central American region  White maize 
(corn)  March  2020 31 December  2020 Decision No. 503, published in Official 
Journal No. 60, Vol. 426, of 23  March  2020 
Temporary export 
restriction on red 
beans  Temporary export restriction on red beans  Red beans  March  2020 31 December  2020 Executive Decision No. 512, published in 
Official Journal No. 63, Vol. 426, of 
26 March  2020 
Special and 
transitional 
provisions for the 
Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Livestock  Exemptions for the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock and for individual importers from 
property transfer and services tax on 
purchases of red beans  for human 
consumption, and both from import dut ies and 
from property transfer and services tax on 
purchases of white maize (corn), black beans, 
white rice and parboiled rice for human 
consumption  White maize, 
black beans, white 
rice, parboiled rice 
and red beans  April 2020 End of the national 
state of emergency 
due to the Covid -19 
pandemic  Legislative Decree No. 616, published in 
Official Journal No. 69, Vol. 427, of 
2 April 2020 
Import procedure 
under Legislative 
Decree No. 604 Procedure for authorizing imports under 
Legislative Decree No. 604 Milk, red beans , 
rice, wheat flour, 
maize (corn) flour, 
rice flour, 
prepared 
vegetables  March  2020 End of the national 
state of emergency 
due to the Covid -19 
pandemic  Executive Decision No. 511, published in 
Official Journal No. 63, Vol. 426, of 
26 March  2020 
 
 
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