. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/136 
14 December 2009 
 (09-6475) 
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 
El Salvador Tel.:  2231 5788 Fax:  2231 5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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):   Energy efficiency of 
self-contained household refrige ration appliances (97.130.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO-PEC 
97.47.04:09 "Evaluación de la Conformidad.   Procedimiento de Evaluación de la 
Conformidad de la Norma Salvadoreña Ob ligatoria NSO 97.47.04:09 Eficiencia 
Energética Para Equipos de Refrigeración de  Uso Doméstico Autocontenidos.  Límites 
Máximos de Consumo de Energía, Métodos de Ensayo y Etiquetado"  (Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard - Conformity Assessment  Procedure (NSO-PEC) No. 97.47.04:09:  
"Conformity Assessment.  Conformity Assess ment Procedure in Respect of Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard No. 97.47.04:09:  Energy  Efficiency of Self-Contained Household 
Refrigeration Appliances.  Maximum Energy  Consumption Limits, Test Methods and 
Labelling") (25 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers th e following:  Purpose;  scope;  
definitions;  symbols and abbreviations;  procedure;  conformity assessment by CONACYT;  conformity assessment by customs;  conformity assessment by the Defensoría del Consumidor  (consumer protection agency);  annexes. G/TBT/N/SLV/136 
Page 2  
 
  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Environmental protection and electrical energy saving. 
8. Relevant documents: 
Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 97.47.04 :09 "Energy Efficiency of Self-Contained 
Household Refrigeration Appliances.  Maxi mum Energy Consumption Limits, Test 
Methods and Labelling" 
Ley del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) (National Science and 
Technology Council (CONACYT) Law) 
Ley de Protección al Consumidor (Consumer Protection Law) 
Ley Orgánica de la Dirección General de Aduanas (Law on the Organization of the 
Directorate-General of Customs) 
ISO/IEC 17000 "Conformity assessment.  Vocabulary and general principles" 
ISO/IEC 17050-1 "Conformity assessment - Supplier´s declaration of conformity - Part 1:  
General requirements" 
ISO/IEC 17050-2 "Conformity assessment - Supplier´s declaration of conformity - Part 2:  
Supporting documentation" 
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 after 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 Salvador 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 Álvarez, Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas No. 51 
San Salvador El Salvador Tel.: (503) 2234 8400 / 2234 8430 Fax: (503) 2225 6255 
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv