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G/SPS/N/SLV/104 
27 July 2012 
 (12-4115) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Dairy products.  Ripened and unripened cheese. 
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:  Norma Técnica Sanitaria para Quesos Madurados y No 
Madurados  (Technical Health Standard for ripened and unripened cheese)  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  28 
6. Description of content:  The notified text is binding.  Its purpose is to establish the 
production, packaging, importation, storage, distribution, sale and transportation 
requirements to be met by ripened and unripened cheese.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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/104 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
- CODEX STAN 283-1978:  Code General Standard for Cheese; - CODEX STAN 262-2006:  Codex Standard for Mozzarella; 
- Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA) de Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura, RTCA 67.01.33:06:  Industri a de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  
Buenas Prácticas de Manufactu ra.  Principios Generales  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) on good manufacturing practices, 
RTCA 67.01.33:06:  Processed food and be verage industry.  Good manufacturing 
practices.  General principles); 
- Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA) 67.04.50:08:  Alimentos.  Criterios 
Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de Alimentos (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) 67.04.50:08:  Food pr oducts.  Microbiological criteria for 
food safety; 
- Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano (RTC A) 67.04.54:10:  Alimentos y Bebidas 
Procesados.  Aditivos Alimentarios (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) 67.04.54:10:  Processed foods and beverages.  Food additives). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  28 July 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 July 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail 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 Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5788 Fax: (+503) 2247-5789 
E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv ;  jmilla@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv 
 Organismo Salvadoreño de Regl amentación Técnica (OSARTEC) 
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av. Norte N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca 
San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5323 E-mail: consultasreglamento@minec.gob.sv;  lparada@osartec.gob.sv