. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/121 
30 June 2008 
 (08-3108) 
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 [   ], 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 commercial refrigeration applia nces.  Maximum energy consumption limits, 
test methods and labelling (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 97.130.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 97.47.03:08: 
Eficiencia energética para equipos de refri geración comercial autocontenidos. Límites 
máximos de consumo de energía, métodos de ensayo y etiquetado  (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 97.47.03:08:  Energy efficiency of self-contained commercial refrigeration appliances.  Maximum energy cons umption limits, test methods and labelling) 
(36 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, classifi cation, requirements, sampling, labelling, 
standards to be consulted, monito ring and inspection, and annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Environmental protection and electrical energy saving. G/TBT/N/SLV/121 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Draft Standard of the Costa Rican Techni cal Standards Institute PN INTE 28-01-01-07:  
Eficiencia energética para equipos de refri geración comercial autocontenidos.  Límites 
de los valores de consumo  (Energy efficiency of self-contained commercial refrigeration 
appliances.  Consumption value limits); 
 2. Draft Standard of the Costa Rican Tech nical Standards Institute PN INTE 28-01-02-07, 
Rev. 05:  Eficiencia energética para equipos de refrigeración comercial autocontenidos. 
Etiquetado  (Energy efficiency of self-contained commercial refrigeration appliances.  
Labelling); 
 3. Draft Standard of the Costa Rican Tech nical Standards Institute PN INTE 28-01-03-07, 
Rev. 07:  BN Eficiencia energética para equipos de refrigeración comercial 
autocontenidos.  Métodos de ensayo  (Energy efficiency of self-contained commercial 
refrigeration appliances.  Test methods); 
 4. Mexican Official Standard NOM-022-ENER/SCFVECOL-2000:  Eficiencia energética, 
requisitos de seguridad al usuario y elimi nación de clorofluor ocarbonos (CFCs) para 
aparatos de refrigeración comercial autocont enidos.  Límites, métodos de prueba y 
etiquetado  (Energy efficiency of, user safety requirements for and elimination of 
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from self-containe d commercial refrigeration appliances.  
Limits, test methods and 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 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 Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, No. 51 San Salvador El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2234-8430 
Fax: (+503) 2225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv