G/SPS/N/SLV/121  
30 April 2015  
(15-2332 )  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member: EL SALVADOR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock) 
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): Fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, day-old birds, and fresh and 
frozen meat that has not been heat treated.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ]  All trading partners, or 
[X]   Specific regions or countries: The following US States : Arkansas, California, 
Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon and Washington. All other US States 
shall continue to be subject to existing preventive measures applicable to live birds and products from farms that have been certified avian influenza free.  
5. Title of the notified document: Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. 233 en el Ramo de Agricultura y 
Ganadería para declarar Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria por Influenza Aviar en todo el 
territorio nacional (Executive Decision No. 233 concerning agriculture and livestock, issuing 
an animal health alert throughout national territory in relation to avian influenza) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/SLV/15_1845_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Precautionary measure taken following outbreaks of the highly 
pathogenic avian influenza virus (subtypes H5 N1, H5N8 and H5N2) and the low pathogenic 
avian influenza virus (subtype H7N3) in birds in various States of the USA. 
Given that El Salvador is free from the avian influenza virus, it is vital to protect the 
country and its poultry industry by implem enting measures to delay or prevent the 
introduction of the virus into national territory. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: El Salvador is free 
from the avian influenza virus, so it is vital to protect the country and its poultry industry 
by implementing measures to delay or prevent the introduction of the virus into national 
territory. 
A temporary suspension has therefore been imposed on imports from the above-
mentioned US States of the risk products specified in Chapter 10.4 ("Infection with avian 
influenza viruses") of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. This temporary suspension will also apply to zones or compartments in the US that subsequently report outbreaks of 
avian influenza. G/SPS/N/SLV/121 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 10.4 - "Infection with avian influenza viruses". 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): Official 
Journal No. 6, Volume No. 407, of 15 April 2015. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (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 Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: +(503) 2590 5788 
Fax: +(503) 2590 5789 
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv      jmilla@minec.gob.sv