G/TBT/N/SLV/1 90 
 
13 December 2016  
(16-6795) Page: 1/2 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Organismo Salvadoreño de Regla mentación Técnica, OSARTEC   
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers  and 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 of Trade Treaty 
Administration)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro  
San Salvador, E l Salvador  
Tel.:  (503) 2590 -5788   
Fax:  (503) 2590 -5789 
Email:  datco@minec.gob.sv   
Website:  http://www.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):   
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code  23.120  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 23.01.02:15, Eficiencia energética. Acondicionadores de aire 
tipo cuarto. Límites, métodos de prueba y etiquetado (Salvadorian Technical Regulation 
(RTS) No. 23.01.0 2:15: Energy efficiency. Room  air-conditioners . Limits, test methods 
and labelling ) (42 pages, in Spanish).   
6. Description of content:  The notified Salvadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
minimum seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) for room air-conditioners , whether or 
not including a heat pump, with air -cooled condensers and cooling capacities of up to 
10,600W . It also specifies  the test methods for verifying compliance with this ratio  and 
the information to be included on the label . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified Technical Regulation seeks to provide assurance that room air-
conditioners , whether or not including a heat pump, with air -cooled condensers and 
cooling capacities of up to 10,600W  meet energy efficiency criteria that can reduce both 
energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, thereby protecting the 
environment, human health and the consumer.   G/TBT/N/SLV/1 90 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -021-ENER/SCF I-2008, Eficiencia 
energética y requisitos de seguridad al usuario en acondicionadores de aire tipo cuarto. 
Límites, métodos de prueba y etiquetado (Mexican Official Standard NOM-021-
ENER /SCFI -2008: Energy efficiency of and user safety requirements for room air -
conditioners . Limits, test methods and labelling ). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from: N ational enquiry point [ X] or add ress, telephone and fax 
numbers  and email  and website addresses, 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   
Website:  http://www.minec.gob.sv  
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Té cnica (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  
Websit e: http://www.osartec.gob.sv