WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/86 
21 April 2009 
 (09-1866) 
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:  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):  HS heading 31.05;  Internationa l Classification for Standards (ICS) 
code 65.080 
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:  NSO RTCA 65.05.54:09, Fertilizantes y Enmiendas, de 
Uso Agrícola.  Requisitos para el Registro (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO)/Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65. 05.54:09:  Fertilizers and soil conditioners 
for agricultural use.  Registration requirements)  Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages: 19 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Regulation is to lay down the 
requirements for the registration of fertilizers and soil conditioners for agricultural use.  It 
applies to the registration of agricultura l fertilizers and soil c onditioners which are 
manufactured, formulated, extracted from natu ral sources, packaged, repacked/repackaged, 
imported, exported, distributed and marketed in  countries of the Central American region. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] 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)  
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)  
[ X ] None G/SPS/N/SLV/86 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [   ] Yes  [   ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how a nd why it deviates from the international 
standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
(a) Ley de Protección Fitosanitaria  (Plant protection law) No. 7664, Costa Rica; 
(b) Decreto Ejecutivo  (Executive Decree) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock 
and the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade No. 28429-MAG-MEIC, Costa Rica; 
(c) Decreto Ejecutivo  (Executive Decree) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock 
No. 26503-MAG, Costa Rica; 
(d) Decreto Ejecutivo  (Executive Decree) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock 
No. 27973-MAG, Costa Rica; 
(e) Decreto legislativo  (Legislative Decree) No. 315:  Ley sobre control de pesticidas, 
fertilizantes y productos para uso agropecuario y su reglamento  (Law on the 
control of pesticides, fertilizers and products for agricultural use, and the 
regulations thereto), El Salvador; 
(f) Decreto legislativo  (Legislative Decree) No. 524: Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal  
(Plant and animal health law), El Salvador; 
(g) Ley Fitozoosanitaria  (Plant and animal health law), Decree No. 157-94 and Decree 
No. 344-2005, Honduras; 
(h) Reglamento sobre el registro, uso y control de fertilizantes y materias primas  
(Regulation governing the re gistration, use and control of fertilizers and raw 
materials), Decree No. 002-94, Honduras; 
(i) Ley (Law) No. 274: Ley Básica para la regulación y control de plaguicidas, 
sustancias toxicas, peligrosas y otras similares y su reglamento  (Basic Law on the 
regulation and control of pesticides a nd toxic, hazardous and other similar 
substances, and the regulations thereto), Nicaragua; 
(j) Acuerdo Ministerial  (Ministerial Decision) of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry (MAGFOR) No. 21-2001:  Registro de materias simples de 
fertilizantes edáficos y granulares  (Registration of simple edaphic and granular 
fertilizers), Nicaragua; 
(k) Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal  (Plant and animal health law), Decree No. 36-98 
and the regulations thereto, and Acuerdo Gubernativo  (Government Decision) 
No. 745-99, Guatemala; 
(l) Acuerdo Ministerial  (Ministerial Decision) No. 1221-2004:  Normas para el 
registro de personas individuales o jurídi cas interesadas en realizar actividades 
vinculadas con insumos para uso agrícola y los requisitos para el registro de 
insumos para uso agrícola en el Mi nisterio de Agricultura, Ganadería y 
Alimentación  (Rules for the registration of natu ral and legal persons involved in 
activities related to inputs for agricultural u se, and requirements for the registration 
of agricultural inputs with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food), 
Guatemala.  G/SPS/N/SLV/86 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ X ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[  ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  20 June 2009 
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 address, telephone and fax num bers and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of 
other body: 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia 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 Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv/
 
 
For further information, please contact: 
Ms Evelyn de Vanegas Tel.: +(503) 2234-8411 E-mail: evanegas@conacyt.gob.sv