G/TBT/N/SLV/203  
19 December  2018 
(18-8042) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade   
 
  
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 
(Salvadoran 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 the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
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 01.060  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 01.02.01:18 METROLOGÍA . SISTEMA INTERNACIONAL DE 
UNIDADES  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 01.02.01:18 : Metrology . International 
System of Units) (22 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified regulation defines the quantities, units of 
measurement and symbols corresponding to the Internati onal System of Units (SI) and 
other units outside the SI that have been recognized by the General Conference on 
Weights and Measures (CGPM) . Furthermore, it establishes a common language meeting 
current requirements with respect to the various measurement activities in the country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices  
8. Relevant documents:  
• International Organization for Standardization . ISO 80000 -1 Quantities and units . 
Part 1: General . First edition 2009 -11-15 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  G/TBT/N/SLV/203  
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  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 the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
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 (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av . Norte, N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca  
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Websit e: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5323 or (+503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
 
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