G/TBT/N/SLV/222  
23 September  2022 
(22-7163) 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 Guada lupe, Plan Maestro, 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) : Protection 
agains t dangerous goods (ICS code(s) : 13.300)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 13 .06.01:22 TRANSPORTE TERRESTRE DE GAS NATURAL . 
ESPECIFICACIONES TÉCNICAS  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 13.06.01:22 
OVER LAND TRANSPORT ATION  OF NATURAL GAS . TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ) (37 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation establishes the 
technical requirements for land transport of natural gas, as well as the operating, 
maintenance and inspection conditions of transport units and containers, cylinders or 
receptacles for gas within the territory of El Salvador.  
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health and safety ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• ISO 11117: G as cylinders - Valve protection caps and guards - Design, construction 
and tests  
• ISO 11120: G as cylinders - Refillable seamless steel tubes of water capacity 
between 150 l and 3000 l - Design, construction and testing  G/TBT/N/SLV/222  
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  • ISO 11363 -2: Gas cylinders - 17E and 2 5E taper threads for connection of valves 
to gas cylinders - Part 2 : Inspection gauges  
• ISO 11439: G as cylinders - High pressure cylinders for the on -board storage of 
natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles  
• ISO 13341: G as Cylinders - Fitting of valves to gas cylinders  
Among others.  
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 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.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 Fax : (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.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  
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