G/SPS/N/SLV/126  
13 December  2017 
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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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : ICS number : 67.120.30  
4. Regions or coun tries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title 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) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
safety parameters to be met by dried salted fish to ensure that it poses no risk to human 
health.  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) CODEX STAN 167 - 1989: Standar d for salted fish and 
dried salted fish of the Gadidae family of fishes;  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM 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/126  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
- 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 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. Productos de la pesca . Pescado Seco -Salado . Especificaciones  
(Mexican Standard NMX -F-506-2002-SE. Fishery products . Dried salted fish . 
Specifications);  
- RTCA 67.01.07:10 Etiquetado genera l 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 , 17 June 2 009; 
- RTCA 67.04.54:10 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, 
21 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, mercurio 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.  
10. Proposed date of adop tion (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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 8 February 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number an d email address (if 
available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/SLV/126  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (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  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email:  datco@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadorian Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av . Norte, N° 18 Colon ia Flor Blanca  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5323  
 (+503) 2590 5335  
Email :  consultasreglamento @osartec.gob.sv  
Website:  http://www.osartec.gob.sv/