G/SPS/N/SLV/115  
26 May 2014  
(14-3136)  Page: 1/2  
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 Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): ICS number: 13.060.25 
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: RTS 13.02.01:14 Vigilancia sanitaria de piscinas y 
balnearios  (Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) 13.02.01:14: Sanitary control of 
swimming pools and spas) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 14 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes sanitary requirements for the 
installation and operation of swimming pools with or without a recirculation system, and 
spas. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [ ] plant protection, [X] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 No. ) 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/SLV/115 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Guidelines for Safe Recreational-water Envi ronments, Final Draft for Consultation, Vol. 
2: Swimming Pools, Spas and Similar Recreational-water Environments, World Health 
Organization, August 2000; 
 Pool Operator's Manual, Washington State Public Health Association and Washington 
State Environmental Health Association, United States, 1997; 
 Decreto de Normas primarias de calidad ambiental de las aguas continentales 
superficiales aptas para recreación con contacto directo , Chile, 2008; 
 Réglement sur la qualité de l'eau des piscines et autres basins artificiels , Centre 
d'expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec, Canada. Edition of 20 June 2007; 
 APHA-AWWA-WPCF. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, 
19th Edition, American Public Health Association. 
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: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email 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 Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2590-5788; Fax: (+503) 2590-5789 
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv; 
 jmilla@minec.gob.sv Website: http://www.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 
Tel.: (+503) 2590-5323 
 (+503) 2590-5331  (+503) 2590-5335 
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv/