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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/78 
16 January 2008 
 (08-0213) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Natural honey:  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.180; 
HS tariff heading 0409.00.00 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Anteproyecto de Norma 
NSO 67.19.01:07 "Miel de Abejas.  Esp ecificaciones.  Segunda Actualización"  (Preliminary 
draft Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (N SO) No. 67.19.01:07:  Natural honey.  
Specifications.  Second revision) (13 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, cl assification and description, composition and 
requirements, sampling, methods of analysis , labelling, standards to be consulted, 
compliance, verification, and annexes. 
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: 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  "Etiquetado General para 
Alimentos Preenvasados.  Primera Actualización"  (General labelling of pre-packaged 
foods.  First revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.02:99:  "Directrices del Codex 
Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado Nutricional" (Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling); 
- Salvadoran Recommended Standard (NSR) No. 67.00.241:02:  "Código de Prácticas de 
Principios Generales de Higiene de los Alimentos" (Code of practice:  General principles 
of food hygiene); G/SPS/N/SLV/78 
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  - FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Sampling Plans for Pre-packaged Foods , 
CAC/RM 1995, Volume XIII; 
- Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. 218 de fecha 17 de sep tiembre de 2007 en el ramo de Agricultura y 
Ganadería, Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria de  Buenas Prácticas de Manufacturas para 
Plantas Procesadoras de  Miel de Abejas (Executive Decree No. 218 of 17 September 2007 
concerning Agriculture and Livestock, Salvadoran Mandatory Standard on good 
manufacturing practices for natural honey processing plants). 
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 notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on 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 Fax: (+503) 2225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv