G/TBT/N/SLV/227  
14 July 2023 
(23-4786)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardi ng the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Econom y) 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guad alupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: https://www.economia.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 ; Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Yoghurt 
(ICS code : 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano -RTCA - 67.04.79:23 PRODUCTOS LÁCTEOS . YOGUR (YOGURT, 
YOGURTH, YOGHURT, YOGOURT) . ESPECIFICACIONES  (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.79:23 : Milk products . Yoghurt . Specifications) (7 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes 
the technical specifications to be met by yoghurt, as defined in Article 4.1 thereof.  
It applies to yoghurt for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory 
of the States parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Preventio n of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales  (current version).  
• RTCA  Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos  (current 
version).  
• RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentario s (current version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados 
(Preenvasados)  (current ver sion).  
• RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para 
Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version).  
• RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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  
Website: https://ww w.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)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC, 
Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
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