. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/109 
20 July 2007 
 (07-3080) 
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 web site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration) Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2231-5788  Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 
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):   Medicines for human 
use (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 11.120.01;  HS tariff heading 30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO RTCA 
11.03.47:07: Productos Farmacéuticos. Medicame ntos para uso humano. Verificación de la 
Calidad  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO)/ Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 11.03.47:07:  Pharmaceutical produc ts.  Medicines for human use.  Quality 
control) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the analytical tests 
which must be carried out by the regulatory authority to verify the quality of medicines. 
  The provisions of this Regulation apply to all medicines imported into or manufactured in Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Protection of human health G/TBT/N/SLV/109 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Arias, T.D., Glosario de Medicamentos:  Desarrollo, Evaluación y Uso  (Glossary 
of medicines:  development, evaluation and use).  Pan American Health Organization, 
Washington, D.C., PAHO. 1999. 
 United States Pharmacopeia 30 – National Formulary 25.  Thirtieth edition.  The 
United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc. USA. 2007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Six months as from the date of adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Edificio C-2, Tercer Nivel 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 Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez 
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51S San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (+503) 2226-2800;  (503) 2235-4191 Fax:  (+503) 2225-6255 
E-mail:  guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv 
Web site: www.infoq.gob.sv