. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/SLV/157 
13 February 2012 
 (12-0830) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   EL SALVADOR 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OSARTEC 
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website 
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 Co merciales (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration) Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5788 
Fax: (+503) 2247-5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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):   Microbiological 
pesticides for agricultural use International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.61.11, 
Requisitos para el Registro de Plaguicidas Microbiológicos de Uso Agrícola  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.61.11:  Requirements for the 
registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use.)  (32 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for 
the registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use.  It applies to the 
registration of agricultural microbiological pesticides which are produced, formulated, packaged, repacked/repac kaged, imported, exported, distri buted and marketed in countries 
of the Central American region.  Microbiologi cal pesticides used for experimental purposes 
or produced solely for personal use are exempt from registration. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of plant health G/TBT/N/SLV/157 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ANEXO 10, Resolución No. 118-2004 (COMIECO), Requisitos 
técnicos para el registro comercial de Plaguicidas Microbiológicos de uso agrícola  
(Annex 10 to Resolution No. 118-2004 (Council of  Ministers for Economic Integration, 
COMIECO):  Technical requirements for the commercial registration of microbiological 
pesticides for agricultural use). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined 
Six months after adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, 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: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv   
Organismo Salvadoreño de Regl amentación Técnica (OSARTEC) 
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av.  Norte N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5323 
E-mail: consultasreglamento@minec.gob.sv