G/SPS/N/SLV/136  
26 February  2021 
(21-1659) Page: 1/2 
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) : ICS code : 67.140.20  
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 67 .08.03:21 
Café. Requisitos para la producción de semilla certificada de café (Coffea arabica)  
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 67 .08.03:21 : Coffee. Requirements for the 
production of certified coffee ( Coffea arabica ) seed) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SLV/21_1417_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation lays down the 
requirements, procedures and field and laboratory standards for the production and 
marketing of certified (genetic, physiological, physical and phytosanitary quality) coffee 
(Coffea arabica ) seeds.  
It applies to all natural and legal persons engaged in the production, processing and 
marketing of certified coffee ( Coffea arabica ) seeds.  
It is applicable to seed -producing sites, biotechnology laboratories, sales premises, 
collection centres and transport (freight vehicles).  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] 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. ISPM No.) : 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/SLV/136  
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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:  
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) : 27 April 2 021 
Agency or authority desi gnated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 Comerci ales (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@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)  
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  
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  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 
Email : datco@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)  
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