G/TBT/N/SLV/202  
26 November 2018  
(18-7408) 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 67.140.20  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 67.08.01:18 CAFÉ . CAFÉ VERDE (CAFÉ ORO) . REQUISITOS DE 
CALIDAD  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 67.08.01:18 : Coffee. Green coffee (café 
oro). Quality requirements) (8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The regulation establishes quality specifications and 
characteristics for green coffee (café oro) for marketing . It applies to green coffee (café 
oro), as a ra w material, that is produced in El Salvador to be marketed domestically or 
abroad and to imported coffee.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of health and prevention of deceptive practices.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• ISO 2395:1990 . Test sieves and test sieving.  
• ISO 3310 -2:2013 . Test sieves . Technical requirements and testing . Part 2: Test 
sieves of perforated metal plate.  
• Ley de Creación del Consejo Salvadoreño del Café . Legislative Decree ( Decreto  
Legislativo ) No. 352, published in Official Journal No. 200, Volume No. 305, of 
30 October 1 989 (El Salvador).  G/TBT/N/SLV/202  
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  • Ley Especial para la Protección de la Propiedad y la Comercialización del Café . 
Legislative Decree ( Decreto Legislativo ) No. 138, published in O fficial Journal 
No. 180, Volume No. 324, of 2 9 September 1 994 (El Salvador).  
• NTS ISO 6666:2011 . Muestreo de café . Muestreador para el café verde y café en 
pergamino.  
• NTS ISO 6668:2008 . Café verde . Preparación de muestras para análisis sensorial.  
• NTS ISO 4149:2005 . Café verde . Examen olfativo visual y determinación de la 
materia extraña y defectos.  
• NTS ISO 6669:1995 . Café verde . Determinación de la densidad a granel por caída 
libre de los granos enteros.  
• NTS ISO 4150 : 2009. Café verde . Granulometria . Análisis de tamaño . Tamizado 
manual y mecánico.  
• NTS ISO 5492:2008 . Análisis sensorial . Vocabulario.  
• NTS ISO 8455:2011 . Café verde . Guía para almacenamiento y transporte.  
• Reglamento del Registro de Exportaciones del Café . Decreto Ejecutivo No. 6 del 
Ramo de  Economía y de la Presidencia , published in Official Journal No. 15, 
Volume No. 306, of 2 3 January 1 990 (El Salvador).  
• Requisitos mínimos de calidad a aplicar al café gourmet y su procedimiento . 
Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. 76 del Directorio del Consejo Salvadore ño del Café , 
published in Official Journal No. 8, Volume No. 382, of 1 4 January 2 009 
(El Salvador).  
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 [X] 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 Trat ados 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  
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