G/TBT/N/SLV/18 7 
 
9 December 2016  
(16-6737) 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 Regla mentación Técnica, OSARTEC   
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers  and 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 the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro  
San Salvador, E l Salvador  
Tel.:  (503) 2590 -5788   
Fax:  (503) 2590 -5789 
Email:  datco@minec.gob.sv   
Website:  http://www.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  97.130.20  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 97.02.01:15, Eficiencia energética. Equipos de refrigeración 
comercial auto contenidos. Límites máximos de consumo de energía, métodos de ensayo 
y etiquetado  (Salvadorian  Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 97.02.01:15: Energy 
efficiency. Self-contained commercial refrigeration appliances . Maximum energy 
consumption limits, test methods and labelling ) (59 pages, in Spanish).     
6. Description of content:  The notified Salvadori an Technical Regulation establishes the 
maximum electricity consumption levels per litre of usable refrigerated volume , the test 
method s for determining  compliance therewith , and the labelling and marking 
requirements  for all s elf-contained commercial refr igeration appliances . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified Technical Regulation seeks to provide assurance that s elf-
contained commercial refrigeration appliances  meet energy efficiency criteri a that can 
reduce both energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, thereby 
protecting the environment, human health and the consumer.  G/TBT/N/SLV/18 7 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -022-ENER/SCFI -2014, Eficiencia 
energética y requisitos  de seguridad al usuario para aparatos de refrigeración comercial 
autocontenidos. Límites, métodos de prueba y etiquetado  (Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-022-ENER/SCFI -2014: E nergy efficiency of and user safety requirements for self -
contained commercial ref rigeration appliances. Limits, test methods and labelling), 
published in the Mexican Official Journal on 27 November 2014.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  X ] or add ress, telephone and fax 
numbers  and email  and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministerio de Economía  
Dirección de Administración de Tratad os Comerciales  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe  
Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (503) 2590 -5788 
Fax: (503) 2590 -5789 
Email:  datco@minec.gob.sv   
Website:  http://www.minec.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  
Tel.: (503) 2590 -5323 
 (503) 2590 -5335 
Email:  consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website:  http://www.osartec.gob.sv