G/TBT/N/SLV/177  
27 May 2014  
(14-3149)  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 governme nt 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 and 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 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) 2 590-5788; 
Fax: (+503) 2 590-5789 Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  / jmilla@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): 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 59.080.01 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTCA 
51.01.08:12 Textiles y Productos Textiles. Requisitos de Etiquetado  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 51.01.08:12: Textiles and textile products. Labelling 
requirements) (15 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the labelling 
requirements to be met by textiles and textile products. 
It applies to textiles and textile products marketed in the territory of the States Parties. 
Notes: 
1. Electric blankets and leather goods are exempt from this Regulation. 
2. The labelling of used clothing must be in accordance with the domestic law of each 
State Party. 
3. Textiles and textile products that are cut to measure or produced at the request of 
the consumer are exempt from this Regulation. 
4. Examples of textiles and textile products covered by this Technical Regulation are 
included in Annex A (Informative). G/TBT/N/SLV/177 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents: This Technical Regulation is an adaptation of Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-004-SCFI-1994: Commercial information. Labelling of textile products, 
articles of apparel and clothing accessories. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
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 addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, 
El Salvador Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590-5788; 
Fax: (+503) 2 590-5789 
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  / jmilla@minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OSARTEC 
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) 2 590-5323; (+503) 2 590-5331; (+503) 2 590-5335 
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv