G/SPS/N/SLV/129  
1 October  2018 
(18-6035) 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): ICS number: 65.040.20  
4. Regions or coun tries 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 Salvadoreño RTS 65.04.01:17 
Mataderos . Sacrificio y Faenado de Animales de Abasto. Requisitos Sanitarios  
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) 65.04.01:17: Abattoirs. Slaughter and 
preparation of animals for the market. Sanitary requirements) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages:  50 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/SLV/18_5102_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified technical r egulation establishes the sanitary 
requirements to be met by abattoirs engaged in the slaughter, preparation and deboning 
of animals for the market, and the storage and transportation of the resulting products. 
Abattoirs must meet these requirements in order to obtain start -up and operating 
authorization. The technical r egulation  applies to any natural or legal person, owner or 
operator, whether public, private or semi -public, engaged in the slaughter and 
preparation of cattle, goats, horses, sheep and other animals for the market that are 
author ized by the competent national authority.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety,  [X] animal health,  [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a rel evant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, c hapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/SLV/1 29 
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  [ ] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
1. Código de Salud, Decreto No. 955 , Official Journal No. 86, Volume No. 299, 1988, and 
most recent amendments made in 2013 (El Salvador).  
2. Ley y Reglamento Sanitario de la Carne, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería y 
Ministerio de Salud, Decretos Legislativos No. 588 y 39 , published in Official Journal s 
No. 1, Volume No. 226, of 5 January 1970, and No. 150, Volume No. 232, of 13 July 
1971, respectively (El Salvador).  
3. Manual de procedimientos administrativos para la emisión de permisos sanitarios, 
Ministerio de Salud, Acuerdo No . 1027 de 28 de noviembre de 2014  (El Salvador).  
4. Norma Técnica de Alimentos, Ministerio de Salud, Acuerdo No . 150, Official Journal 
No. 27, Volume No. 398, of 8 February 2013 (El Salvador).  
5. Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 13.02.01:14 Agua.  Agua de consumo humano.  
Requisitos de calidad e inocuidad, Ministerio de Salud, Acuerdo 606 , Official Journal 
No. 60, Volume No. 419, of 4 April 2 018 (El Salvador).  
6. Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 67.04.01:13 Inspección sanitaria de la carne 
porcina, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Acuerdo 288 , Official Journal No. 137, 
Volume No. 404, of 24 July 2014 (El Salvador).  
1. Requisitos técnicos -legales para el proceso de evaluación ambiental, Ministerio de 
Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Acuerdo 278 , Official Journal No. 149, Volume 
No. 416, of 15 August 2017 (El Salvador).  
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/or  ( dd/mm/yy ): 30 November 2018  
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  
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; (+503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv