. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/71 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1578) 
Committee on Sanitary and  
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.020 (Processed 
foods and beverages) 
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 RTCA 67.01.33:06: 
Industria de alimentos y bebidas proces ados. Buenas prácticas  de manufactura.  
Principios generales   (Salvadoran Mandatory Standa rd (NSO) / Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06:   Processed food and beverage industry. 
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General principles)  (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The text sets out the good manufacturing practices governing 
establishment and equipment and utensil conditions, personnel, and the process and 
production controls with which the processed f ood and beverage industries are required to 
comply to ensure the safety of their products. 
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, gu ideline 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:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 4-2003: Recommended 
International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food Hygiene . 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, 
Rev. 4-2003: Recommended International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food 
Hygiene . 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. G/SPS/N/SLV/71 
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  12. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point or address, 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 Salvador, El Salvador Tel.:   (503) 2231-5788 Fax:   (503) 2231-5789 E-mail::  ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
 
Consejo Nacional de Cienci a y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, 51 San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.:   (503) 2226-2800 
Fax:   (503) 2225-6255 Web site:  www.infoq.gob.sv