G/TBT/N/SLV/195  
19 June 2017 
(17-3245) Page: 1/2 
Committe e 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 Reglam entación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadorian 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 
regarding the notification shall be i ndicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salv ador 
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 Fax : (503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 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) : 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code  67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.72:17 PRODUCTOS LÁCTEOS . QUESOS NO 
MADURADOS INCLUIDO EL QUESO FRESCO . ESPECIFICACIONES (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.72:17 : Milk and da iry products . Unripened cheese, 
including fresh cheese . Specifications) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by unripened cheese, including fresh cheese, i.e. cheese t hat is ready for 
consumption immediately or shortly after manufacture . The Regulation applies to 
unripened cheese, including fresh cheese, intended for direct human consumption or 
further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and  rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety ; protection of health.  G/TBT/N/SLV/195  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios General es (Processed food and beverage industry . Good 
Manufacturing Practices . General principles ) (current version) ; 
 RTCA  Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (Food 
products . Microbiological criteria for food safety) (current versi on); 
 RTCA  Alimentos y bebidas procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (Processed foods and 
beverages . Food additives) (current version) ; 
 RTCA Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados (preenvasados)  
(General labelling of pre -packaged foods) (curr ent version) ; 
 RTCA Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados para consumo 
humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling of pre -
packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children over three 
years of age) (current version) ; 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling;  
 RTCA de uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms) (current version) ; 
 RTCA Productos lácteos.  Quesos . Especificaciones  (Milk products. Cheese. 
Specificati ons) (current version) . 
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 the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or add ress, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Websit e: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5788 Fax : (503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)  
1ª Call e Poniente y Final 41 Av . Norte, N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5323 ; (503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
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