G/TBT/N/SLV/175  
27 May 2014  
(14-3147)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación 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 El Salvador 
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590-5788; 
Fax: (+503) 2 590-5789 Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  / jmilla@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): 13.060.25 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTS 
13.02.01:14 Vigilancia Sanitaria de Piscinas y Balnearios  (Salvadorian Technical 
Regulation (RTS) 13.02.01:14: Sanitary contro l of swimming pools and spas) (14 pages, 
in Spanish) 
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, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To protect users. G/TBT/N/SLV/175 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Guidelines for Safe Recreational-water Environments, Final Draft for Consultation, 
Vol. 2: Swimming Pools, Spas and Si milar 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. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
To be determined 
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 addresse s, 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 Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590-5788; 
Fax: (+503) 2 590-5789 Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  / jmilla@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 Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2 590-5323; (+503) 2 590-5331; (+503) 2 590-5335 
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv