G/TBT/N/SLV/204  
19 December  2018 
(18-8043) 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 
regarding 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 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 addition, where applicable) : 
ICS 13.060.30, ICS 13.030.20  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 13.05.01:18 AGUA . AGUAS RESIDUALES . PARÁMETROS DE 
CALIDAD DE AGUAS RESIDUALES PARA DESCARGA Y MANEJO DE LODOS RESIDUALES  
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 13.05.01:18 : Water. Waste water . Waste water 
quality parameters for discharge and management of waste sludge) (41 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified regulation establishes the permissible limits for 
quality parameters for waste water and waste water sludge prior to final disposal as well 
as technical mechanisms and procedures for their management, and it contributes to the 
recovery, protectio n and sustainable use of water resources.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• RTS 13.05.01:18 AGUA . AGUAS RESIDUALES . PARÁMETROS DE CALIDAD DE 
AGUAS RESIDUALES PARA DESCARGA Y MANEJO DE LODOS RESIDUALES.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  G/TBT/N/SLV/204  
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  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 the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administ ration 
of Trade Agreements)  
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 (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av . Norte, N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Websit e: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5323 or ( +503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
 
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