G/TBT/N/SLV/165  
 
25 February 2013  
(13-0989)  Page: 1/2  
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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Organismo Salvadoreño de Regl amentación Técnica, OSARTEC  
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:   
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
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 
E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv ; jmilla@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Arti cle 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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code: 61.060 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 61.01.03:12, Calzado y sus partes. Requisitos de 
etiquetado (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 61.01.03:12: Footwear 
and parts thereof. Labelling requirements) (8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the labelling 
requirements for footwear and parts thereof when sold separately. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents:   
- Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria de Etiquetado de Calzado (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard on the labelling of footwear), NSR 61.01.02:00 ; 
- Norma COGUANOR NGO 59 001, Etiquetado de Calzado  (Guatemalan Standards 
Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory St andard (NGO) No . 59 001: Labelling 
of footwear). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/TBT/N/SLV/165 
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, 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 Tel.: (+503) 2590-5788 
Fax: (+503) 2590-5789 
E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv ; jmilla@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
Or address, telephone and fax numbers and e- mail and website addresses, if available, 
of other body: 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentacion Tecnica (OSARTEC) 
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av. Norte, N° 18, Colonia Flor Blanca  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590-5323; (+503) 2590-5335; (+503) 2590-5338 E-mail: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv