G/SPS/N/SLV/110  
15 November 2013  
(13-6325)  Page: 1/2  
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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code: 67.080 
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: RTS 67.04.01:13 Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas de Frutas y 
Hortalizas  (Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) 67.04.01:13: Good agricultural 
practices for fruit and vegetables) Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 35 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the technical specifications for good 
agricultural practices applicable to the production of fruit and vegetables.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 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/110 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (BPA):  En busca de sostenibilidad, competitividad y 
seguridad alimentaria  (Good agricultural practices (GAP): The quest for sustainability, 
competitiveness and food security), FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile, 2006. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0718s/a0718s00.pdf  
 Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, CAC/RCP 53-2003. 
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/CDfruits_en/others/docs/alinorm03a.pdf  
 Especificaciones Técnicas de Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas, para la producción de frutales 
(Technical specifications for good agricultural practices applicable to fruit production), 
Ministry of Agriculture, Chile. 
http://www.uach.cl/externos/epicforce/pdf /guias%20y%20manuale s/guias_b_p_agric
olas/BPA_PARA_LA_PRODUCCION_DE_FRUTALES.pdf  
 Manual de Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas  (Manual on good agricultural practices), 
International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA). 
http://www.oirsa.org/aplicaciones/subidoarch ivos/BibliotecaVirtua l/ManualPracticasAgr
icolasparaFrutasHortalizas.pdf 
 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Resolution No. 71/1999 - Guía de 
Buenas Prácticas de Higiene y Agrícolas Para La Producción Primaria (Cultivo-
Cosecha), Empacado, Almacenamiento y Transporte de Hortalizas Frescas  (Guide to 
good hygiene and agricultural practices fo r the primary production (cultivation and 
harvesting), packaging, storage and transporting of fresh vegetables). 
http://www.senasa.gov.ar/Archivos/File/File3898-res-71-99.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (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: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 January 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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 E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv; jmilla@minec.gob.sv 
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC) 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 
 +(503) 2590 5331 
 +(503) 2590 5335 
E-mail: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv