G/TBT/N/SLV/198  
13 December  2017 
(17-6857) Page: 1/3 
Committee 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 Reglamentación 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 indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administra tion) 
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   
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 67.120.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 67.01.03:17 PRODUCTOS PESQUEROS . PESCADO SECO 
SALADO . ESPECIFICACIONES  (Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 67.01.03:17 
Fishery products . Dried salted fish . Specifications) (8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
safety parameters to b e met by dried salted fish to ensure that it poses no risk to human 
health.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 CODEX STAN 167 - 1989: Standard for salted fish and dried salted fish of the 
Gadidae family of fishes;  
 CODEX STAN 193 - 1995: Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in 
Food and Feed;  
 Decreto Ejecutivo 36, en el Ramo de Agricultura y Ganadería, de fecha 7 de mayo 
de 2001, Reglamento para la aplicación de normas de buenas prácticas de 
manufactura en los productos pesqueros y aplicables del sistema de análisis de G/TBT/N/SLV/198  
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  riesgo en puntos críticos  de control en los establecimientos de procesamiento 
(Executive Decree No. 36 concerning agriculture and livestock, of 7 May 2 001, 
Regulations for the application of good manufacturing practices for fishery products 
and the risk analysis system at critical  control points in processing 
establishments);  
 NMX-F-506-2002-SE. P roductos de la pesca . P escado Seco -Salado . 
Especificaciones  (Mexican Standard NMX -F-506-2002-SE. Fishery products . Dried 
salted fish . Specifications);  
 RTCA 67.01.07:10 Etiquetado general de  los alimentos previamente envasados 
(Preenvasados)  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10 : 
General labelling of pre -packaged foods) . Official Journal No. 114, Volume No. 395, 
San Salvador, 2 1 June 2 012; 
 RTCA 67.04.50:08 Alimentos . Criterios microbiológicos para la inocuidad de 
alimentos (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08 : Food 
products . Microbiological criteria for food safety) . Official Journal No. 111, Volume 
No. 383, San Salvador, 1 7 June 2 009; 
 RTCA 67.0 4.54:10 Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas, Aditivos Alimentario s (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10 : Processed foods and 
beverages . Food additives) . Official Journal No. 114, Volume No. 395, San 
Salvador, 2 1 June 2 012; 
 RTS 67.01.01: 13 Productos pesqueros . Buenas prácticas de manufactura y 
criterios microbiológicos aplicables a productos de la pesca y acuicultura  
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 67.01.01:13 : Fishery products . Good 
manufacturing practices and microbiological  criteria applicable to fishery and 
aquaculture products) . Official Journal No. 181, Volume No. 409, San Salvador, 5 
October 2 015; 
 RTS 67.01.02:13 Productos pesqueros . Valores y métodos de toma de muestras 
para el control de los niveles de plomo, cadmio, m ercurio y estaño inorgánico y se 
fija el contenido máximo de cada uno en determinados productos pesqueros 
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 67.01.02:13 : Fishery products . 
Sampling values and methods for the control of the levels of lead, cadmium,  
mercury and inorganic tin, and the maximum limits for each in certain fishery 
products) . Official Journal No. 134, Volume No. 408, San Salvador, 2 3 July 2 015; 
 NSO 67.32.02:08 Valores límites de Nitrógeno Básico Volátil Total NBVT e 
Histamina de determinadas categorías de Productos Pesqueros y los Métodos de 
Análisis que deben utilizarse. (Primera actualización)  (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.02:08 : Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB -N) and 
histamine limit values for certain categories of fishery products and the analysis 
methods to be used (First revision)) . Official Journal No. 56, Volume No. 382, San 
Salvador, 2 3 March 2 009. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined .  
10. Final date for comments : 8 February 2 018 G/TBT/N/SLV/198  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.mine c.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 Fax : (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica,  OSARTEC (Salvadorian Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
1ª Calle 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 or (+503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv