G/TBT/N/SLV/178  
9 September 2014  
(14-5095)  Page: 1/3  
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 telephon e 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 
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  
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): 13.060.20 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTS 13.02.02:14 
AGUA. AGUA ENVASADA  (Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) 13.02.02:14: Water. 
Packaged water) (33 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the physical, chemical, 
microbiological and radiological requirements to be met by packaged water for human consumption, as well as the monitoring of good manufacturing practices to ensure the 
quality of such water. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To regulate the physical, chemical and microbiological requirements, as well 
as the monitoring of good manufacturing practi ces, to be met by packaged water produced 
in the country.  G/TBT/N/SLV/178 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Code of Hygienic Practice for Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters (Other than 
Natural Mineral Waters) CAC/RCP 48-2001; 
 EU Requirements for Standard Methods, 26 August 2005; 
 2005 Monitoring Matrix - International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) Model 
Code Monitoring Requirements; 
 General Standard for Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters (Other than Natural 
Mineral Waters) CODEX STAN 227-2001; 
 International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) standards; 
 NSR "Código de Prácticas de Principios Generales de Higiene de los Alimentos"  
(Salvadorian Recommended Standard (NSR): "Code of practice: General principles of food hygiene"); 
 Resolución No. 121-2004 Anexo No. 2 "Cuadro de determinaciones analísticas para 
registro sanitario por grupo de alimentos"  (Resolution No. 121-2004, Annex No. 2: 
"Table of analytical determinations for sanitary registration by food group"); 
 RTCA Alimentos procesados. Procedimientos para otorgar la licencia sanitaria a 
fábricas y bodegas. Anexo 1 de la resolución 176-2006. Edición Vigente  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA): Processed foods. Procedures for granting sanitary licences to factories and warehouses. Annex No. 1 to Resolution No. 176-
2006. Current edition); 
 RTCA Etiquetado General para Alimentos Preenvasados. Edición Vigente  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA): General labelling of pre-packaged foods. 
Current edition); 
 Ley de protección al consumidor  (Consumer Protection Law); 
 RTCA Alimentos procesados. Procedimiento para otorgar el registro sanitario y la 
inscripción sanitaria. Anexo 3 de la resolución 176-2006. Edición Vigente  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA): Processed foods. Procedures for sanitary 
registration and authorization. Annex No. 3 to Resolution No. 176-2006. Current edition); 
 Water, Sanitation and Health Electronic Library, 4th edition, World Health 
Organization, 2006; 
 Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, 3rd and 4th editions, World Health 
Organization; 
 Codex Standard for Natural Mineral Waters CODEX STAN 108-1981; 
 Polychlorinated biphenyl regulations, Un ited States Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), 1992 
 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/polychlorinated-
biphenyls.cfm#five 
 Enfermedad Renal crónica de las comunidades agrícolas  (Chronic kidney disease in 
agricultural communities), El Salvador National Institute of Health of the Ministry of 
Health (INS/MINSAL), year 3, number 1, April 2014, page 42; 
 Manual de toma, manejo y envió de muestras  (Manual on taking, handling and 
sending samples), 31 October 2013, Ministry of Health (MINSAL), 2nd edition. 
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. G/TBT/N/SLV/178 
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  11. Text(s) available from: National enquir y 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