. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/116 
18 January 2008 
 (08-0271) 
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 Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 2231-5788 Fax: +(503) 2231-5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):   Flavoured pasteurized 
and ultra-pasteurized milk:  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100; HS tariff heading 0402 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.01.15:07 
Productos Lácteos.  Leche Pasteurizada y U ltrapasteurizada con Sabor .  Especificaciones  
(Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No . 67.01.15:07:  Milk products.  Flavoured 
pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk.  Specifications) (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following: purpose, scope, 
definitions, essential composition and quality f actors, food additives, product classification, 
general, physico-chemical and microbiological  characteristics, contaminants, sampling, 
testing and analysis methods, hygiene, packag ing and labelling, storage and transportation, 
regulatory appendix, monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Protection of human health G/TBT/N/SLV/116 
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  8. Relevant documents:  This Standard does not correspond to any international standard. 
The reference documents are as follows: 
- Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance , Department of Health and Human Services, 
Public Health Service, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 2003 Revision; 
- Ley de Fomento de la Producción Higiénica de la Leche y Productos Lácteos y de 
Regulación de su Expendio  (Law promoting the hygienic production of milk and milk 
products and regulating the marketing thereof); 
- Reglamento de la Ley de Fomento de la Producción Higiénica de la Leche y Productos 
Lácteos y de Regulación de su Expendio  (Regulations to the Law promoting the hygienic 
production of milk and milk products and regulating the marketing thereof); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.01.01:06:  Productos Lácteos.  Leche 
Cruda de Vaca.  Especificaciones.  Primera Actualización (Milk products.  Raw cow's 
milk.  Specifications.  First revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  Norma General para el 
Etiquetado de Alimentos Preenvasados.  Primera Actualización  (General Standard on the 
labelling of pre-packaged foods.  First revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.02:99:  Directrices del Codex 
Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado Nutricional (Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days as from the date of notification 
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) 2221-3578 
Fax: +(503) 2221-4771 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv Web site: www.minec.gob.sv 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez 
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, No. 51 
San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.:   +(503) 2226-2800 Fax:   +(503) 2225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv