G/TBT/N/SLV/201  
15 August  2018 
(18-5188) 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 
(Salvadorian 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 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration)  
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  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 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 provided in a ddition, where applicable) : 67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA) 67.04.76:18 Productos Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema 
(nata) en polvo . Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powder and cream powder . Specifications) (6 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by m ilk powder and cream powder that comply with the definition established in 
the notified text . It also applies to milk powder and cream powder for direct human 
consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA  Industria de alimentos y bebidas 
procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . Principios Generales (current 
version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos 
para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current version);  
 Central  American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . 
Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version);  G/TBT/N/SLV/201  
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   Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central Amer ican Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 
Años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
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  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration)  
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  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadorian Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
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 or (503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
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