. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/88 
31 July 2006 
 
 (06-3676) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología - CONACYT (National 
Science and Technology Council) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail 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 Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 231-5788 Fax: +(503) 231-5789 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 71.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO RTCA 
71.01.35:06:  Productos Cosméticos.  Regi stro e Inscripción Sanitaria de Productos 
Cosméticos (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (N SO) / Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 71.01.35:06:  Cosmet ic products.  Sanitary registration and 
authorization of cosmetic products (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation seeks to establish the 
conditions and requirements for the sanitary regi stration/authorization of cosmetic products 
for marketing.   This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic  products used exclusively in the hotel 
trade. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human life and health. G/TBT/N/SLV/88 
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  8. Relevant documents:
  CONSLEG 1976L0768:  List of substances which cosmetic products 
must not contain except subject to the restrictions and conditions laid down  (by the 
European Union);  Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Organization (CTFA),  International Cosmetic Ingredient 
Dictionary and Handbook.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Six months as from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail 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 Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 231-5788 
Fax: +(503) 231-5789 E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.: +(503) 226-2800 
Fax:  +(503) 225-6255 Contact person: Rogelio Guerrero (Tel.: 2235-4191) E-mail:  guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv Web site ::  www.infoq.gob.sv