. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/147 
3 March 2011 
 (11-1075) 
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:   Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social , MSPAS 
(Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:  
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Food additives 
(ICS code 67.120.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.54:10 
Alimentos y bebidas.  Aditivos alimentarios (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10:  "Foods and Be verages.  Food Additives") (388 pages, 
in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation establishes the food additives and 
maximum levels thereof permitted in the diffe rent types of food marketed within the 
Central American area. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To ensure safety and quality with a view to protecting human health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
- List of fragrance and flavour materials, Flavour and Extract Manufacturers Association 
(FEMA); 
- US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Food Chemical Codex; - Toxicological monographs and reports of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on 
Food Additives (JECFA); 
- Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.48:07:  Alimentos y 
Bebidas Procesados.  Nectares de Fruta.  Especificaciones  (Processed foods and 
beverages.  Fruit nectars.  Specifications); G/TBT/N/SLV/147 
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   - Central American Technical Regul ation (RTCA) No. 67.01.15:06:  Harinas.  Harina 
de trigo fortificada.  Especificaciones  (Flour.  Fortified wheat flour.  Specifications); 
- Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.40:07:  Alimentos y 
Bebidas Procesados.  Grasas y Aceites.  Especificaciones (Processed foods and 
beverages.  Fats and oils.  Specifications); 
- CODEX STAN 192-1995 (Rev. 6-2005):  Ge neral Standard for Food Additives; 
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the Eur opean Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publication in the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador El Salvador Tel.: (503) 2247-5788 Fax: (503) 2247-5789 
E-mail: mailto:ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Álvar ez, pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.: (503) 2234-8416 Fax: (503) 2225-6255 
Website: http://www.infoq.org.sv
 
E-mail: mailto:evanegas@conacyt.gob.sv