. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/74 
9 January 2007 
 (07-0085) 
Committee on Sanitary and  
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
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):  Yoghurt: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100; HS tariff 
heading 0403.10  
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 67.01.10:06: 
Productos lácteos. Yogur. Especificac iones. Primera actualización  (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.10:06: Milk products . Yoghurt. Specifications. First revision)  
(9 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:   
- This Standard is a partial approval of CODEX STAN 243-2004: Codex Standard for 
Fermented Milks . 
- CODEX STAN 206-1999: CODEX General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms . 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  (cont'd)  
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03: Norma General para el 
Etiquetado de Alimentos Preenvasados. Primera actualización (General Standard for
the labelling of prepackaged foods. First revision). 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.10.02:99: Directrices del Codex 
Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado Nutricional  (Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling). 
- RTCA-UA: Reglamento Centroamericano de  Criterios Microbiológicos de los 
Alimentos Procesados  (Central American Technical Regulation on microbiological 
criteria for processed foods). 
- Recommended International Code of Prac tice - General Principles of Food Hygiene  
(CAC/RCP 1.2003, Rev. 4-2003).
 
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 this notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification 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; (503) 2235-4191 Fax:   (503) 2225-6255 E-mail: guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv
 
Web site: www.infoq.gob.sv