. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/79 
16 January 2008 
 (08-0214) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Flavoured pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk:  International Classification 
for Standards (ICS) code 67.100;  HS tariff heading 0402 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NSO 67.01.15:07 
"Productos Lácteos.  Leche Pasteurizada y Ultrapasteurizada con Sabor.  Especificaciones.  
Primera Actualización"  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.15:07:  Milk 
products.  Flavoured pasteurized and ultra-pasteu rized milk.  Specifications.  First revision) 
(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:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: 
- 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); G/SPS/N/SLV/79 
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  - 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 Standard (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 Standard (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. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months as from the date of adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or 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) 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, No. 51 
San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2226-2800 Fax: (+503) 2225-6255  Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv