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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/93 
26 November 2010 
 (10-6364) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología , CONACYT (National 
Science and Technology Council) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Tomato sauce (ketchup or catsup) (HS tariff heading 2103;  International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  NSO 67.62.02:10, Salsas y Aderezos.  Salsa de Tomate 
Ketchup o Catsup.  Especificaciones (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 
No. 67.62.02:10:  Sauces and dressings.  Tomato  sauce (ketchup or catsup).  Specifications) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard covers the following:  Purpose, Scope, 
Definitions, Microbiological criteria, Refe rence documents, Monitoring and Inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/SLV/93 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
• COGUANOR NGO 34 005:  Productos El aborados a Partir de Frutas y 
Hortalizas.  Salsa de Tomate Ketchup (Guatemalan Standards Commission 
(COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO)  No. 34 005:  Processed fruit and 
vegetable products.  Tomato sauce (ketchup)); 
• Mexican Standard NMX F 346 S 1980:  Salsa de Tomate Ketchup (Catsup Tomato 
Sauce)  (Tomato sauce (ketchup or catsup)); 
• United States Standards for Grades of  Tomato Catsup.  Effective date:  
17 November 1994. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Six months after publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 January 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (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) 2247-5788 Fax: +(503) 2247-5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
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) 2234-8416 
Fax: +(503) 2225-6255 E-mail: evanegas@ conacyt.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv/