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G/SPS/N/SLV/107 
14 November 2012 
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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 Regl amentación 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):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.01 
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:  RTCA 67.04.66:12, Leche Pasteurizada (Pasterizada) 
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.66:12:  Pasteurized milk).  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general 
requirements for milk meeting the definition in Section 4 thereof. 
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 Organisation 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/107 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
(a) RTCA 67.01.33:06, Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados.  Buenas Prácticas 
de Manufactura.  Principios Generales (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06:  Processed f ood and beverage industry.  Good 
manufacturing practices.  General principles); 
(b) 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); 
(c) RTCA 67.04.54:10, Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas.  Aditivos Alimentarios  
(Central American Technical Regulation (R TCA) No. 67.04.54:10:  Processed foods 
and beverages.  Food additives); 
(d) 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); 
(e) RTCA 67.01.60:10, Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados 
para Consumo Humano para la Poblac ión a partir de 3 años de edad  
(Central American Technical Regulat ion (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10:  Nutrition 
labelling of pre-packaged foods for human  consumption intended for adults and 
children of over three years of age); 
(f) RTCA 67.04.65:12, Uso de Términos Lecheros (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.65:12:  Use of dairy terms); 
(g) CODEX STAN 234-1999:  "Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling" 
and revisions thereof; 
(h) CODEX STAN 193-1995:  "Codex General Standa rd for Contaminants and Toxins in 
Food and Feed" and revisions thereof; 
(i) Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense NTON 03 034-11, Primera Revisión.  
Leche Pasteurizada (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) 
No. 03 034-11, First revision:  Pasteurized milk); 
(j) Norma Guatemalteca Obligatoria NGO 34 0 41:2002, 2ª revisión.  Leche de vaca, 
pasteurizada, fresca, ultra alta temperat ura (UHT) y esterilizada, homogeneizada.  
Especificaciones  (Guatemalan Mandatory Stan dard (NGO) No. 34 041:2002, 
Second revision:  Pasteurized, fresh, ultr a-high-temperature (UHT), sterilized and 
homogenized cow's milk.  Specifications); 
(k) Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria NSO 67.01. 02:06, Leche de vaca pasteurizada y 
ultrapasteurizada.  Especificaci ones (Primera actualización)  (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.02:06, First revi sion:  Pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized 
cow's milk.  Specifications); 
(l) Reglamento Técnico de Costa Rica RTCR 401-2006, Leche cruda y leche higienizada.  
Especificaciones  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 401-2006:  
Raw milk and processed milk.  Specifications). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  G/SPS/N/SLV/107 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  13 January 2013 
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;  (+503) 2247-5335 E-mail: consultasregla mento@osartec.gob.sv 
 rparker@osartec.gob.sv 
 zguzman@osartec.gob.sv