G/TBT/N/SLV/200  
24 April 2018 
(18-2553) 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 addition, where applicable) : 
ICS 17.040.30 ; ICS 17.100  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 17.01.01:16 Metrología . Instrumentos de pesaje de 
funcionamiento no automático  (Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 17.01.01:16 
Metrology . Non-automatic weighing instruments)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the metrological 
and technical requirements to be met by non -automatic weighing instruments  that are 
subject to official metrological controls . It also establishes the requirements and standard 
test procedures to assess metrological and technical characteristics in a uniform and 
traceable manner.  
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 consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) R 76 -1 Non -automatic 
weighing instruments Pa rt 1: Metrological and technical requirements . Tests. 2006 edition  
2. Norma Técnica Ecuatoriana NTE INEN -OIML R 76 -1:2013 Instrumentos de Pesar no 
Automáticos . Parte 1 : Requisitos Metrológicos y Técnicos . Ensayos . Primera Edición 
(Ecuadorian Technical  Standard NTE INEN -OIML R 76 -1:2013 Non -automatic weighing 
instruments Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements . Tests. First edition)  G/TBT/N/SLV/200  
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  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 [ ] 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  
http://www.minec.gob.sv/ ; http://www.osartec.gob.sv/