G/TBT/N/SLV/208  
15 September  2020 
(20-6176) Page: 1/3 
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 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  
Fax: (+503) 2590 578 9 
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 addition, 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 .01.01:20, Tecnología de la información . Firma electrónica . 
Requisitos técnicos para acreditación de proveedores de servicios de certificación 
electrónica  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 35 .01.01:20, Information technology . 
Electronic signatures . Technical requirements for the accreditation of ele ctronic 
certification service providers) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establishes technical requirements for 
the provision of electronic certification services . These requirements are to be met by 
certification  service providers 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 provider of electronic certification services 
under the Electr onic Signature Law.  
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, including electronic signatures, in order to facilitate 
the State's adoption and maintenance of measures to protect and preserve human life 
and health, such as social distancing ; Protection of human health or safety.  G/TBT/N/SLV/208  
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  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 319 401 V2.2.1 (2018 -04). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; General Policy Requirements for Trust Service Providers  
• ETSI EN 319 411 -1 V1.2.2 (2018 -04). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy and security requirements for Trust Service Providers issuing 
certificates  
• ETSI EN 319 411 -2 V2.2.2 (2018 -04). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy and security requirements for Trust Service Providers issuing 
certificates  
• ETSI EN 31 9 412 -1 V1.1.1 (2016 -02). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Certificate Profiles  
• ETSI EN 319 412 -2 V2.1.1 (2016 -02). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Certificate Profiles  
• ETSI EN 319 412 -3 V1.1.1 (2016 -02). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Certificate Profiles  
• ETSI EN 319 412 -5 V2.1.1 (2016 -02). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Certificate Profiles  
• ETSI EN 319 421 V1.1.1 (2016 -03). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy and Security Requirements for Trust Service Providers issuing Time -
Stamps  
• ETSI EN 319 422 V1.1.1 (2016 -03). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Time-stamping protocol and time -stamp token profiles  
• ETSI TS 101 533 -1 V1.3.1 (2012 -04). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Data Preservation Systems Security  
• ETSI TS 102 573 V2.1.1 (2012 -04). Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures 
(ESI) ; Policy requirements for trust service providers signing and/or storin g data 
objects  
• FIPS PUB 140 -2 (2001) : Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules  
• IETF RFC 3161  (2001) : Internet X.509  Public Key Infrastructure   Time-Stamp 
Protocol (TSP)  
• IETF RFC 3647: I nternet X.509  Public Key Infrastructure   Certificate Policy and 
Certification Practices Framework  
• IETF RFC 5280: I nternet X.509  Public Key Infrastructure  Certificate and 
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile  
• ISO/IEC 15408  (parts 1 -3): Information technology - Security techniques - 
Evaluation criteria f or 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 7 July 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : 8 July 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  G/TBT/N/SLV/208  
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  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 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  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
 
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
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