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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/87 
27 May 2009 
 (09-2560) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Dirección General de Sanidad Vege tal y Sanidad Animal, Ministerio 
de Agricultura  (Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture) 
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):  Live swine (HS tariff heading 0103) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Acuerdo No 139 del Ramo de Agricultura y Ganadería de 
fecha 27 de abril de 2009, mediante la cual se declara a todo el territorio de la República 
de El Salvador como país libre de la enfermedad de la peste porcina clásica (Decision 
No. 139 of the Department of Agriculture a nd Livestock of 27 April 2009, declaring the 
entire territory of the Republic of El Salvador free from Classical Swine Fever) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2  
6. Description of content:  The notified text declares the entire territory of the Republic of 
El Salvador to be free from Classical Swine Fever. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/SLV/87 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ X] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial  
(Official Journal) (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  27 April 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  27 April 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  27 April 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  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 
or Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal 
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Final 1ª.  Avenida Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo Santa Tecla, Departamento de La Libertad, El Salvador Tel.: +(503) 2241-1748 E-mail: lvasquez@mag.gob.sv  and rgonzalez@mag.gob.sv