G/SPS/N/SLV/128  
15 August  2018 
(18-5163) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS code : 67.100.10  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title 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) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/SLV/18_4425_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications  to 
be met by milk 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. Obje ctive and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the st andard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
 CODEX STAN 207 -1999 Milk powders and cream powder  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national standard:   G/SPS/N/SLV/128  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 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);  
 Central Am erican Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para l a Población a partir de tres 
años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 
14 October 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (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  
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 (Salvadorian Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
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/