G/SPS/N/SLV/111  
3 December 2013  
(13-6619)  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 
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code: 67.120.10 
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: RTS 67.05.01:13 Inspección Sanitaria de la Carne 
Porcina  (Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) 67.05.01:13: Sanitary inspection of pork) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 63  
6. Description of content: The notified text seeks to develop existing legal provisions 
concerning sanitary inspections in authorized establishments engaged in the processing of 
swine and swine products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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:   G/SPS/N/SLV/111 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Manual de Bioseguridad en Explotaciones Porcinas  (Manual on biosafety in pig farms), 
International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA), May 1999. 
http://www.oirsa.org/aplicaciones/subidoarch ivos/BibliotecaVirtua l/ManualdeBiosegurid
adporcinos.pdf 
 Guía Básica para Exportar Carne Porcina  (Basic guide to exporting pork), Secretariat of 
Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGPyA), Argentina. 
http://www.alimentosargentinos.gov.ar/con tenido/publicacione s/calidad/guias/gt-
cerdos.pdf 
 Manual de Buenas Prácticas de Producción en Granjas Porcícolas  (Manual on good 
production practices in pig farms), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Mexico. 
http://www.sagarpa.gob.mx/gan aderia/Publicaciones/List s/Manuales%20de%20Buenas
%20Prcticas/Attachments/6/manual_porcino.pdf 
 Decreto 588, Ley de Inspección Sanitaria de la Carne  (Decree No. 588, Law on the 
sanitary inspection of meat), El Salvador. 
http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/ley/L ey_inspeccion_sanitaria_de_la_carne.pdf  
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) : 1 February 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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 
Tel.: +(503) 2590-5788 
Fax: +(503) 2590-5789 E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv;  jmilla@minec.gob.sv                                                       
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/