. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/68 
28 June 2005 
 (05-2785) 
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  (National Science and 
Technology Council) - CONACYT 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
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) 231-5788 
Fax:  (+503) 231-5789 
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):  
 
 Margarine (HS tariff heading 1517; Intern ational Classification for Standards (ICS) 
code 67.200.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.23.02:05:  
Margarina.  Especificaciones  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.23.02:05: 
Margarine.  Specifications). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the follo wing:  purpose, scope, definitions, 
essential composition and quality factors, food additi ves, chemical contaminants, analysis of 
physico-chemical components, microbiological contaminants, methods of analysis, hygiene, packaging, labelling, conformity with other st andards, technical references, monitoring and 
inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health and prevention of deceptive practices. G/TBT/N/SLV/68 
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 8. Relevant documents:  
Brazilian technical regulation on establishing the identity and quality of margarine; 
Documentation of the Laboratorio Central Dr. Max Bloch, División de Laboratorio, 
Laboratorio de Control de Calidad de Al imentos y Aguas (Dr. Max Bloch Central 
Laboratory, Laboratory division, Food and water quality control laboratory; 
Control parameters and sampling plans of the International Commission on Microbiological 
Specifications for Foods (ICMSF). 
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 ],  
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) 231-5788 
Fax:  (+503) 231-5789 E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 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) 226-2800 
Fax:  (+503) 225-6255 
Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv