G/TBT/N/SLV/210  
18 November  2020 
(20-8255) 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 
regardin g the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
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.minec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in a ddition, where applicable) : 
Information technology . Office machines ( ICS 35 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 35 .01.02:20 Tecnología de la información . Firma electrónica . 
Requisitos técnicos para acreditación de prestadores de servicios de almacenamiento de 
documentos electrónicos  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 35 .01.02:20, Information 
technology . Electronic signatures . Technical requirements for the accreditation of 
electronic document storage service providers) (13 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establishes technical requirements to 
be met by all national or foreign legal persons in order to be accredited to provide 
electronic d ocument storage services and store electronic documents on their own behalf 
under the Electronic Signature Law.  
The Regulation applies to all national or foreign public or private legal persons registered 
in El Salvador who wish to be accredited as a provi der of electronic document storage 
services, as well as to those national or foreign natural or legal persons who store 
electronic documents on their own behalf, so that these documents are able to enjoy the 
legal standing accorded by the Electronic Signat ure Law.  G/TBT/N/SLV/210  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : In view of the COVID -19 pandemic, it is considered vital to promote and 
extend the use of electronic media, particularly electronic signatures . To that end, there 
is a need to ensure that national or foreign natural or legal persons are able to obtain 
accreditation to provide electronic document storage services or store electronic 
documents on their own behalf, so that these documents are able to enjoy the legal 
standing accorded  by the Electronic Signature Law ; In light of the global health situation, 
such action  enables the State  to adopt and maint ain measures to protect and preserve 
human life and health, such as social distancing ; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Ley de Firma Electrónica , Ministerio de Economía . Decreto Legislativo No 133, 
Diario Oficial No 196, Tomo No 409 del 26 de octubre de 2015 . El Salvador;  
• Reglamento de la Ley de Firma Electrónica . Ministerio de Economía . Decreto 
Legislativo No 60, Diario Oficial No 201, Tomo No 413 del 28 de octubre de 2016 . 
El Salvador ; 
• ETSI EN 319401 V2.2.1 (2018 -04): Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; General policy requirements for trust service providers;  
• ETSI TS 101533 -1 V1.3.1 (2012 -04): Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Data preservation systems security;  
• ETSI TS 102573 V2.1.1 (2012 -04): Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy requirements for trust service providers signing and/or storing data 
objects;  
• FIPS PUB 140 -2 (2001) : Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules;  
• ETSI TS 119511 V1.1.1 (2019 -06): Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy and security requirements for trust service providers providing long -
term preservation of digital signatures or general data using  digital signature 
techniques;  
• ETSI TS 11 9512 V1.1.1 (2020 -01): Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Protocols for trust service providers providing long -term data preservation 
services;  
• ETSI TS 102573 V2.1.1 (2012 -04): Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy requireme nts for trust service providers signing and/or storing data 
object;  
• ISO/IEC 15408  (parts 1 -3): Information technology - Security techniques - 
Evaluation criteria for IT security  
• ISO/IEC 27002 :2013 : Information technology - Security techniques - Code of 
practice for information security controls  
• ISO/IEC 9594 -8/Recommendation ITU -T X. 509 : Information technology - Open 
Systems Interconnection - The Directory : Public-key and attribute certificate 
frameworks.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 29 October 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : 29 October 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SLV/20_7088_00_s.pdf