G/SPS/N/SLV/147  
21 December  2023 
(23-8754) 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) : Plant growing (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 .02.03:23 
CAFÉ. REQUISITOS PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN DE PLANTAS CERTIFICADAS DE CAFÉ (Coffea 
spp) (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 65 .02.03:23 : Coffee. Requirements for the 
production of certified coffee ( Coffea  spp) plants) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/SLV/23_14794_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Tech nical Regulation establishes 
requirements to safeguard genetic, agronomic and phytosanitary quality in the 
production, marketing and importation of nursery coffee ( Coffea  spp) plants from sexual 
and asexual seeds, as well as the certification process.  
It applies to natural and legal persons engaged in the production, certification, marketing 
and importation of nursery coffee ( Coffea  spp) plants from sexual and asexual seeds in 
the national territory.  
The provisions of this Salvadoran Technical Regulation d o not apply to coffee plants 
imported for final planting.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] 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/147  
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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:  
− ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA DE EL SALVADOR, 1995 . Decreto 524, Diario Oficial No. 234 
Tomo 329 : Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal . San Salvador : Asamblea Legislativa de 
El Salvador . 
− ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA DE EL SALVADOR, 2001 . Decreto 530, Diario Oficial No. 177 
Tomo 532 : Ley de Semillas . San Salvador, San Salvador : Asamblea Legislativa de El 
Salvador . 
− MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA, 2021 . RTS 67 .08.03:20 . CAFÉ. 
REQUISITOS PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN DE SEMILLA CERTIFICADA DE CAFÉ (Coffea 
arábica) . San Salvador : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglament ación Técnica . 
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 : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] 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 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enqu iry 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  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.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  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789 
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OS ARTEC  
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.go b.sv 
Website: https://osartec.gob.sv/