. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/130 
1 September 2009 
 (09-4076) 
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:  
Colonia Medica 
Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez y Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas N° 51 San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America  
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):   Fishery products 
(International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30;  HS Chapter 3) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.32.06:09, 
Evaluación Sensorial de la Frescura de Productos Pesqueros  (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.06:09:   Sensory evaluation of the freshness of fishery products) 
(14 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Salvadoran Mandatory Standard establishes the 
organoleptic evaluations for determining th e freshness category of fishery products and 
applies to all fishery products marketed in , imported into, exported from and donations to 
El Salvador.  The Standard includes lists of freshness classification parameters and of fish 
species. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of practices likely to mislead the consumer and protection of human health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996 laying down common 
marketing standards for certain fishery products; 
Regulation (EC) 854/2004 of the European Par liament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 
laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal 
origin intended for human consumption. G/TBT/N/SLV/130 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
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) 2231-5788 Fax: (503) 2231-5789 E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (503) 2226-2800 
Fax: (503) 2225-6255 
E-mail: rharri@conacyt.gob.sv ;  evanegas@conacyt.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.infoq.org.sv