. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/132 
1 September 2009 
 (09-4082) 
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 , CONACYT 
(National Science and Technology Council) 
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:  
Colonia Médica 
Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez y Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas No. 51 San Salvador El Salvador 
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):   Water-based flavoured 
drinks (ICS code 67.160.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.18.02:09 - 
Bebidas a base de agua sabor izada.  Especificaciones  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard 
(NSO) No. 67.18.02:09 - Water-based flavoured drinks.  Specifications) (26 pages, in 
Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Salvadoran Ma ndatory Standard covers the 
following:  Purpose;  scope;  definitions;  description;  raw materials and additives;  requirements;  general requirements;  specifi c requirements;  methodologies;  sampling;  
labelling;  records;  monitoring;  verification;  and compliance. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• Salvadoran Mandatory St andard (NSO) 67.18.01:01 - Productos alimenticios.  Bebidas no 
carbonatadas sin alcohol.  Especificaciones (Foodstuffs.  Non-carbonated soft drinks.  
Specifications). 
• Salvadoran Mandatory St andard (NSO) 13.07.01:08 - Agua.  Agua potable  (Water.  
Drinking water) (First revision). G/TBT/N/SLV/132 
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  • CODEX STAN 192-1995 - Codex General Standa rd for Food Additives (current edition). 
• INTE 02-07-03-08 - Norma general para el agua sabor izada, envasada y comercializada 
para consumo humano (distinta de las aguas minerales).  Especificaciones  (General 
standard for flavoured water, packaged and marketed for human consumption (other than 
mineral water).  Specifications) (First edition). 
• Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 5514 - Bebidas no alcohólicas.  Agua saborizada y 
refresco de agua saborizada  (Non-alcoholic beverages.  Flavoured water and water-based 
flavoured drinks), 26 September 2007. 
• Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 13.07.02:08 - Agua.  Agua envasada  (Water.  
Packaged water) (First revision). 
• Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 67.01.33:06 - Industrias de alimentos y 
bebidas procesadas.  Buenas  prácticas de manufactura .  Principios generales (Processed 
food and beverage industry.  Good manu facturing practices.  General principles)
. 
• Normas Técnicas Sanitarias para la Auto rización y Control de Establecimientos 
Alimentarios  (Sanitary technical regulations for the authorization and control of food 
establishments), Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, May 2006. 
• CAC/GL 2-1995 - Guidelines on nutrition labelling. • Water, Sanitation and Health Electronic Librar y, 4th edition.  World Health Organization, 
2006. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, 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 Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez, Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas No. 51 San Salvador El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 2234 8400 / 2234 8430 
Fax: +(503) 2225 6255 E-mail: rharri@conacyt.gob.sv ;  evanegas@conacyt.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.infoq.org.sv