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G/SPS/N/SLV/108 
14 November 2012 
 (12-6270) 
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 Regl amentación Técnica, OSARTEC 
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100 
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:  RTCA 67.04.65:12, Uso de Términos Lecheros 
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA)  No. 67.04.65:12:  Use of dairy terms).  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the correct use of 
dairy terms in relation to foods intended for direct human consumption or further 
processing. 
7. Objective 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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 international 
standard:  G/SPS/N/SLV/108 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
(a) CODEX STAN 206-1999:  "Codex General St andard for the Use of Dairy Terms"; 
(b) CODEX STAN 251-2006:  "Codex Standard  for a Blend of Skimmed Milk and 
Vegetable Fat in Powdered Form"; 
(c) Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.01.07:10, Etiquetado general 
de los alimentos previamen te envasados (preenvasados)  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10:  General labelling of 
pre-packaged foods); 
(d) Reglamento Técnico de Costa Rica RTC R 395-2006, Para el uso de terminus 
lecheros  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 395-2006:  Use of 
dairy terms). 
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:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  13 January 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5788 Fax: (+503) 2247-5789 
E-mail: jmilla@minec.gob.sv; datco@minec.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Regl amentación Técnica (OSARTEC) 
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av. Norte N° 18 
Colonia Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5323;  (+503) 2247-5335 E-mail: consultasregla mento@osartec.gob.sv 
 rparker@osartec.gob.sv  zguzman@osartec.gob.sv