G/TBT/N/SLV/196  
19 June 2017 
(17-3246) 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 Reglam entación 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 i ndicated if different 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 Salv ador 
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 addition, where applicable) : 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.01  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.73:17 LECHE ULTRA ALTA TEMPERATURA (UAT o 
UHT). ESPECIFICACIONES  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 
67.04.73:17 : Ultra-high temperature (UHT) past eurized milk . Specifications ) (6 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by ultra -high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk meeting the definition in Section 
4 thereof . The Re gulation applies to UHT milk intended for direct human consumption or 
further processing in the territory of the States Parties . It does not apply to UHT milk in 
non-aseptic packaging and requiring refrigeration.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Health protection  G/TBT/N/SLV/196  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales  (Processed food and beverage industry . Good 
Manufacturing Practice s. General principles) (current version);  
 RTCA  Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (Food 
products . Microbiological criteria for food safety) (current version);  
 RTCA Alimentos y bebidas procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (Processed foods and 
beverages . Food additives) (current version);  
 RTCA Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados (preenvasados)  
(General labelling of pre -packaged foods) (current version);  
 RTCA Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios p reenvasados para consumo 
humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling of pre -
packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children over three 
years of age) (current version);  
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended meth ods of analysis and sampling;  
 RTCA Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms) (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  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  
Alameda Jua n 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@mine c.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) 2590 5323 or (503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
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