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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/92 
26 November 2010 
 (10-6363) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fishery and aquaculture products;  fr esh and processed fishery products 
(HS Chapter 3 and tariff headings 1603 to  1605;  International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  NSO 67.32.09:10, Productos Pesqueros.  Regulación de 
los Criterios Microbiológicos Aplicables a Productos de la Pesca y Acuicultura 
(Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67. 32.09:10:  Fishery products.  Regulation of 
the microbiological criteria for fishery and aquaculture products) Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard covers the following:  Purpose, Scope, 
Definitions, Microbiological criteria, Refe rence documents, Monitoring and Inspection. 
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. 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 number)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/SLV/92 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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: 
• Reglamento (CE) N° 2073 relativo a los Cr iterios Microbiológicos Aplicables a los 
Productos Alimenticios. En su edición vigente  (Commission Regulation (EC) 
No. 2073 on Microbiological Criteri a for Foodstuffs (current edition)) 
• RTCA 67.04.50:08:  Alimentos.  Criterios  Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de 
los Alimentos  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08:  
Food products.  Microbiological criteria for food safety) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Six months after publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 January 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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) 2247-5788 Fax:   +(503) 2247-5789 E-mail:   ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
 
Address, fax number and E-mail address (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) 2234-8416 
Fax:   +(503) 2225-6255 E-mail: evanegas@ conacyt.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv/