G/SPS/N/SLV/131  
19 December  2018 
(18-8021) Page: 1/2 
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 numbers : 13.060.30, 13.030.20  
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 13.05.01:18 
Agua. Aguas residuales . Parámetros de calidad de aguas residuales para descarga y 
manejo de lodos residuales.  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 13.05.01:18 : Water. 
Waste water . Waste water quality parameters for discharge and management of waste 
sludge.) Language(s) : Spanish Number  of pages : 41 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/SLV/18_6511_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified regulation establishes the permissible limits for 
quality parameters for waste water and waste water sludge prior to final disposal as well 
as technical mechanisms and procedures for their management, and it contributes to the 
recovery, protection and sustainable use of water resour ces. 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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, id entify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant  Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/SLV/131  
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  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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 17 February 2 019 
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:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
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) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation  Agency)  
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av . Norte, N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5323  
 (+503) 2590 5335  
Email : consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv