G/SPS/N/SLV/129/Add.1  
27 October  2023 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 0 October 2 023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of El Salvador . 
 
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Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) 65.04.01:23 : "Abattoirs . Slaughter and preparation of 
animals for the market . Sanitary requirements"  
On 1 October 2 018, the Government of El Salvador notified draft Salvadorian Technical Regulation 
(RTS) No. 65.04.01:17 : "Abattoirs . Slaughter and preparation of animals for the market . Sanitary 
requirements" in document G/SPS/N/SLV/129 . The objective of the notified Technical Regulation 
is to establish the sanitary requirements to be met by abattoirs engaged in the slaughter, 
preparation and deboning of animals for the market, and the storage and transportation of the 
resulting products . Abattoirs must meet these requirements in order to obtain start -up and 
operating authorization . This Salvadorian Technical Regulation applies to any natural or legal 
person, owner or operator, whether public, private or semi -public, engaged in the slaughter  and 
preparation of cattle, goats, horses, sheep and other animals for the market that are authorized 
by the competent national authority.  
The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Salvadorian Technical 
Regulation has been upda ted. 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/SLV/23_13076_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of fi nal date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of the originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  G/SPS/N/SLV/129/Add.1  
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation  of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 30 days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the 
notification.  
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 Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration of Trade 
Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Gua dalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
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  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@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, E dificio CNC, Ilopango, San 
Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: https://osartec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
 
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