G/TBT/N/SLV/225  
21 December  2022 
(22-9626) 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 : Ministerio de Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification s hall be indicated if different from above:  
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 Maes tro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
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) : Products 
and by -products under  the following classification numbers : 65.020, 65.040, 65.060, 
65.080, 65.100, 65.120, 65.140, 65.150, 65.160, 67.020, 67.040, 67.050, 67.060, 
67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.140, 67.160, 67.180, 67.190, 67.200, 67.220, 67.230, 
67.250 and 67.260.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Ley de 
Protección a la Sanidad Vegetal, Salud Animal e Inocuidad de los Alimentos  (Law on the 
protection of plant health, animal health and food safety) (44 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Law establishes basic provisions on plant health, 
animal health and food safety.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Law establishes basic provisions on plant health, animal health 
and food safety . Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant life 
or health.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• CODEX STAN GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE, CXC 1 -1969;  
• CODE OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (CAC/ RCP 
53-2003);  G/TBT/N/SLV/225  
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  • Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2022;  
• Aquatic Animal Health Code;  
• ISPM 2: G uidelines for pest risk analysis ; adopted in 2007, published in 2019;  
• ISPM 4: R equirements for the establish ment of pest free areas ; adopted in 1995, 
published in 2017;  
• ISPM 5: G lossary of phytosanitary terms ; adopted in 2012, published in 2022;  
• ISPM 6: S urveillance ; adopted in 1997, published in 2019;  
• ISPM 11: P est risk analysis for quarantine pests ; adopted in  2013, published in 
2019;  
• ISPM 12: P hytosanitary certificates ; adopted in 2001, published in 2022;  
• ISPM 15: R egulation of wood packaging material in international trade ; adopted 
in 2018, published in 2019;  
• ISPM 17: P est reporting ; adopted in 2002, published in 2017;  
• ISPM 23: G uidelines for inspection ; adopted in 2005, published in 2019;  
• ISPM 24: G uidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence of 
phytosanitary measures ; adopted in 2005, published in 2021;  
• ISPM 26: E stablishment of pes t free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae) ; adopted in 
2015, published in 2019;  
• ISPM 27: D iagnostic protocols for regulated pests ; adopted in 2006, published in 
2016;  
• ISPM 31: M ethodologies for sampling of consignments ; adopted in 2008, 
published in 2016 ; and 
• ISPM 41: I nternational movement of used vehicles, machinery and equipment ; 
adopted in 2017, published in 2019.  
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  (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  
Website: http://www.eco nomia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Despacho Ministerial  (Ministerial Office)  
Final 1a . Avenida Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo, La Libertad  
Website : www.mag.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2210  3343 
Email: teodoro.gonzalez@mag.gob.sv ; nestor.avendano@mag.gob.sv  
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