G/SPS/N/SLV/138  
25 November  2021 
(21-8886) Page: 1/3 
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(s) : 67.120.20  
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 .02.03:21 
Vigilancia epidemiológica, prevención y control de la enfermedad de Newcastle  (Salvadora n 
Technical Regulation RTS 67 .02.03:21 : Epidemiological surveillance, prevention and 
control of Newcastle disease) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SLV/21_7315_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establishes the operational technical 
specifications and strategies for the epidemiological surveillance, prevention and control of 
Newcastle disease.  
It applies to poultry and other species susceptible to Newcastle disease in El Salvador.  
It also applies to the owners and administrators of poultry farms, irrespective of their level 
of technification, including backyard birds ; as well as to veterinarians, poultry technicians, 
the poultry -meat processing industry, manufacturers, importers, distributors and sellers of 
veterinary pharmaceuticals, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, manufacturers and 
distributors of concentrated poultr y feed , transport services  for poultry , poultry products 
and by -products, whether of domestic origin, imported or for export, and others involved 
in poultry activities.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/SLV/138  
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  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) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : World Organisation for Animal Health 
(OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.9 : Infection with Newcastle 
disease virus  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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) : 24 January 2 022 
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 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  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590 -5788 
Email : datco@economia.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  G/SPS/N/SLV/138  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 Maestr o, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590 -5788 
Email : datco@economia.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