G/SPS/N/SLV/114  
12 March 2014  
(14-1526)  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 67.100.01 
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 67.04.70:14 Productos Lácteos . Quesos. 
Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regu lation (RTCA) No. 67.04.70:14: Milk 
products. Cheese. Specifications) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general 
specifications to be met by cheese, as defined in Section 4 thereof. It applies to cheese for 
direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties. 
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 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: This 
Technical Regulation is a partial adoption of CODEX STAN 283-1978: Codex general standard for cheese.  G/SPS/N/SLV/114 
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  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) : 11 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email 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 Salvador, El Salvador 
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590-5788 
Fax: (+503) 2 590-5789 
Email: 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) 2 590-5323 
 (+503) 2 590-5331 
 (+503) 2 590-5335 
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv