G/SPS/N/SLV/133  
18 December  2019 
(19-8825) Page: 1/3 
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 
(Salvadoran 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) : International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.140.20  
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 : Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 67 .08.02:19 Café . 
Café tostado en grano y tostado - molido. Requisitos de calidad  (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation RTS 67 .08.02:19 : Coffee. Roasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee . 
Quality requirements) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/SLV/19_7212_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
qualit y requirements to be met by roasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee for 
marketing.  
It applies to all natural and legal persons engaged in the production, processing, 
importation, exportation and marketing of roasted coffee beans and ground roasted c offee 
for human consumption, in national territory . 
It also applies to roasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee to which flavouring has 
been added.  
This Technical Regulation does not apply to coffee substitutes.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ): 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/SLV/133  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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:  
Ley del Consejo Salvadoreño del Café , Legislative Decree No. 353, published in Official 
Journal No. 200, Volume No. 305, of 3 0 October 1 989. 
Amendments:  
(1) Legislative Decree No. 291, published in Official Journal No. 62, Volume No. 318, of 3 0 
March 1 993. 
(2) Legislative Decree No. 996, published in Official Journal No. 85, Volume No. 407, of 1 3 
May 2 015. 
Ley Especial para la Protección de la Propiedad y la Comercialización del Café , Legislative 
Decree No. 138, published in Official Journal No. 180, Volume No. 324, of 
29 September  1994. 
Amendments:  
(1) Legislative Decree No . 189, published in Official Journal No. 215, Volume No. 325, of 
21 November 1 994. 
(2) Legislative Decree No. 850, publishe d in Official Journal No. 199, Volume No. 333, of 
23 October 1 996. 
(3) Legislative Decree No. 435, published in Official Journal No. 192, Volume No. 341, of 
15 October 1 998. 
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) : Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la 
Inocuidad de los Alimentos  (current version).  
RTCA : Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados ( pre-envasados)  
(current version).  
Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) : Café. Café Verde (Café Oro) . Requisitos de Calid ad 
(current version).  
RTS: Metrología . Sistema Internacional de Unidades  (current version).  
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 ): 17 February 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  G/SPS/N/SLV/133  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration of 
Trade Agreements)  
Alamed a 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  
Email : datco@minec.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP  
Edificio CNC, Ilopango  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email : consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv