G/SPS/N/SLV/119
30 January 2015
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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 numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 
67.040 
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 67.06.01:13, Fortificación de alimentos. 
Especificaciones. (Azúcar, sal, harina de maíz nixtamalizado y pastas alimenticias) 
(Salvadorian Technical Standard (RTS) No. 67.06.01:13: Food fortification. 
Specifications (Sugar, salt, nixtamalized maize (corn) flour and pasta)) Language(s):  
Spanish  Number of pages:  19     
6. Description of content:  The notified Salvadorian Technical Standard establishes the 
physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of and the nutritional specifications 
for the following fortified foods: sugar, salt for human and animal consumption, 
nixtamalized maize (corn) flour and pasta. 
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 st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
− CODEX STAN 150-1985: Codex Standard for Food-Grade Salt;  
− CODEX STAN 212-1999: Codex Standard for Sugars; 
− CODEX STAN 193-1995: Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins 
in Food and Feed. 
[ ] 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 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/SLV/119 
 
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   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:   
− Manual para el monitoreo externo de la fortificación de azúcar con vitamina A  
(Manual for external monitoring of sugar fortification with vitamin A), Second Edition, 
2011, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), United Nations 
Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Food and Nutrition Foundation of Central America and Panama (FANCAP);  
− Manual para el monitoreo externo de la fortificación de la sal con yodo en 
operaciones a pequeña escala (Auditoria Técnica e inspección)  (Manual for external 
monitoring of iodized salt in small-scale operations (Technical auditing and inspection)), Second Edition, 2011, INCAP, UNICEF and FANCAP; 
− Salvadoran Mandatory Standard ( Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria , NSO) No. 
67.20.01:03, Azucares. Especificaciones  (Sugar. Specifications); 
− Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.03.03:09, Pastas alimenticias. 
Especificaciones  (Pasta. Specifications); 
− US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) PART 139: "Macaroni and noodle products". 
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) :  31 March 2015 
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 Notifi cation 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 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) 2590-5335 
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv