G/TBT/N/SLV/226  
17 April 2023 
(23-2716) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardi ng the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy ) 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guad alupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 , Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
Information technology (IT) in general (ICS code : 35.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 35 .01.03:23 TECNOLOGÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN . FIRMA 
ELECTRÓNICA . REQUISITOS PARA HACER EFECTIVA LA GARANTÍA O PLAN DE ACCIÓN 
DE LOS PROVEEDORES DE SERVICIOS DE CERTIFICACIÓN O DE SERVICIOS DE 
ALMACENAMIENTO DE DOCUMENTOS ELECTRÓNICOS  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation 
(RTS) 35.01.03:23, Information technology . Electronic signatures . Requirements for 
implementing the guarantee or action plan of certification service providers or electronic 
document storage service providers) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text lays down the procedure for implementing the 
guarantee or action plan relating to compensation for damages in the event of 
infringements by certification service providers or electronic do cument storage service 
providers.  
It applies to all public or private legal persons accredited as a provider of certification 
services or a provider of electronic document storage services at the national level.  G/TBT/N/SLV/226  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable : It is deemed vital to ensure legal certainty for users of certification services 
that are currently marketed by providers accredited by the electronic signatures unit, 
considering that the purpose of the guarantee s and the plan of action is to compensate 
any damages that providers may inflict upon users of regulated services, in accordance 
with the amendment of  the Law on Electronic Signatures, thereby preventing practices 
that may mislead consumers and guaranteein g legal certainty.  
8. Relevant documents:  
- Ley de Firma Electrónica . Legislative Decree No. 133 of 1 October 2 015, published in 
Official Journal No. 196, Volume No. 409 of 2 6 October 2 015. El Salvador . Amendments : 
(1) Legislative Decree No. 100 of 2 6 July 2 021, published in Official Journal No. 148, 
Volume No. 432 of 6 August 2 021. (2) Legislative Decree No. 481 of 2 4 August 2 022, 
published in Official Journal No. 175, Volume No. 436 of 2 0 September 2 022. 
- Ley de Procedimientos Administrativos, Legislative Decree No. 856 of 1 5 December 
2017, published in Official Journal No. 30, Volume No. 418 of 2 3 February 2 018. 
Amendment : (1) Legislative Decree No. 432 of 2 2 June 2 022, published in Official Journal 
No. 117, Volume No. 435 of 2 3 June 2 022. 
- Reglamento de la Ley de Firma Electrónica, Executive Decree No. 60 of 2 4 October 2 016, 
published in Official Journal No. 201, Volume No. 413 of 2 8 October 2 016. 
- RTS TECNOLOGÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN . FIRMA ELECTRÓNICA . REQUISITOS TÉCNICOS 
PARA LA PRESTACIÓN DE SERVICIOS DE CERTIFICACIÓN . First revision . Executive 
Resolution No. 877 (Economy), published in Official Journal No. 432, Volume No. 130 of 
8 July 2 021. 
- RTS TECNOLOGÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN . FIRMA ELECTRÓNICA . REQUISIT OS TÉCNICOS 
PARA LA PRESTACIÓN DE SERVICIOS DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE DOCUMENTOS 
ELECTRÓNICOS . First revision . Executive Resolution No. 1435 (Economy), published in 
Official Journal No. 433, Volume No. 204 of 2 6 October 2 021. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 8 March 2 023 
Proposed date of entry into force : 14 April 2 023 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 , Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)  
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  
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