G/SPS/N/SLV/139  
30 September  2022 
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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) : Food products in general (ICS code : 67.040) 
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 .06.02:22 
Alimentos para regímenes especiales, suplementos nutricionales y probióticos. 
clasificación, características, requisitos de registro sanitario y etiquetado  (Salvadoran 
Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 67.06.02:22 : Foods for special dietary uses, nu tritional 
supplements and probiotics . Classification, characteristics,  sanitary registration and 
labelling requirements) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 54 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SLV/22_6652_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation establishes the 
technical specifications, sanitary registration and labelling requirements for foods for 
specia l dietary uses, nutritional supplements and probiotics, in accordance with their 
respective classification.  
It applies to the classification, sanitary registration and labelling of foods for special dietary 
uses, nutritional supplements and probiotics, manufactured in El Salvador or imported, 
which are marketed at the domestic level.  
It does not apply to prebiotics, with the exception of products combined with nutritional 
supplements or probiotics.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commis sion ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): CODEX S TAN 180 -1991, Standard for the Labelling of 
and Claims for Foods for Special Medical Purposes ; CXS 181 -1991, Standard for 
Formula Foods for Use in Weight Control Diets ; CXS 203 -1995, Standard for 
Formula Foods for Use in Very Low Energy Diets for Weight Reduction.  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic G/SPS/N/SLV/139  
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  Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] 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) : 29 November 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 Sa lvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.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  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335  
 (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  G/SPS/N/SLV/139  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] 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 Pa blo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
 
Consejo Naci onal 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  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335  
 (+503) 2590 5338 
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv