. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/126 
6 November 2008 
 
 (08-5396) 
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 Agricultura y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock) 
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 [ 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):   Pharmaceutical 
products: HS Chapter 30 (International Classifi cation for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO RTCA 
65.05.51:08: Medicamentos Veterinarios y Productos Afines, Establecimientos que los Fabrican, Comercializan, Fraccionan o Almacen an. Requisitos de Registro Sanitario y 
Control   (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) / Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 65.05.51:08:  Veterinary drugs and related products, and establishments 
engaged in the manufacture, marketing, fractioni ng or storage thereof. Sanitary registration 
and control requirements) (37 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The aim of the notified Regulation is to establish provisions 
governing the sanitary registration and control of  veterinary drugs a nd related products and 
establishments in this sector.  This Regulation applies to all food products marketed in 
Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Protection of human and animal health and the environment. G/TBT/N/SLV/126 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Code of Federal Regulations  (CFR) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
Titles 9 and 21, United States of America; 
- International Programme on Chemical Safety  (IPCS), World Health Organization 
(WHO); 
- Codex Alimentarius Commission: Maximu m Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
- European Medicines Agency (EMEA): Maxi mum Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
- United States Pharmacopoeia ; 
- European Pharmacopoeia . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Diario Oficial 
(Official Journal). 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of this notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ], 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Ministerio de Economía Edificio C-2, Tercer Nivel 
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 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E- mail and website addresses, if available, 
of other body:  
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 and 2235-4191 
Fax:   (+503) 2225-6255 Web site: www.infoq.gob.sv