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G/SPS/N/SLV/106 
8 August 2012 
 (12-4361) 
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):  Organic products:  International Classification for Standards (ICS) 
code 65.020 
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:  Reglamento para la Producción, Procesamiento, 
Comercialización y Certificación de Productos Orgánicos (Regulation governing the 
production, processing, marketing and certification of organic products) Language(s):  
Spanish Number of pages:  18 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation applies thr oughout national territory to all 
products and by-products of animal or plant origin that are produced, processed, marketed 
or imported in accordance with certified organic production methods. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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) 
 Codex Alimentarius Commission, GL 32- 1999:  Guidelines for the Production, 
Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/SLV/106 
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   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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Codex 
Alimentarius Commission, GL 32-1999:  Guidelines for the Production, Processing, 
Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Six months as from the date of adoption. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  7 October 2012 
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, [X] 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 
 
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 E-mail: consultasreglamento@minec.gob.sv