. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/106 
5 January 2007 
 
 (07-0056) 
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 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 Comerciales 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):  
 Dairy cream (ICS: 67.100) HS 04.02 and 04.03 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.01.08:06 
Productos Lácteos. Cremas Lácteas Pa steurizadas para el Consumo Directo. 
Especificaciones. Primera actualización  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 
67.01.08:06 Dairy Products.  Pasteurized Dairy Cream for Direct Consumption.  
Specifications.  First revision) (13 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the follo wing:  purpose, scope, definitions, 
essential composition and quality factors, food ad ditives, product classification, general, 
physico-chemical and microbiological character istics, contaminants, sampling, testing and 
analysis methods, hygiene, packaging and labe lling, storage and transportation, regulatory 
appendix, monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/106 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
This Standard is an adaptation of the Code x Standard for Creams and Prepared Creams. 
CODEX STAN A-1976, Rev. 1-2003  * Ley de Fomento de la Producción Higiénica de la Leche y Productos Lácteos y de 
Regulación de su Expendio (Law Promoting the Hygienic Production of Milk and Dairy 
Products and Regulating the Marketing of these Products).  Legislative Decree No. 3144 of 
3 October 1960, Official Journal No. 185, Volume 189.  Amendment of 6 September 2000, published in Official Journal No. 180, Volume 348, of 27 September 2000. 
 
* Reglamento de la Ley de Fomento de la Producción Higiénica de la Leche y Productos 
Lácteos y  de Regulación de su Expendio (Regulations to the Law Promoting the Hygienic 
Production of Milk and Dairy Products and Regulating the Marketing of these Products). 
Executive Decree No. 48 of 22 September 1971, Official Journal No. 178, Volume 232, Amendments.  The Directorate-General of Plan t and Animal Health is responsible for the 
application of these Regulations. 
 * RTCA-UA Reglamento Centroamericano de Cr iterios Microbiológicos de los Alimentos 
Procesados (RTCA-UA Central American Technica l Regulation, Microbiological Criteria 
for Processed Foods). 
 
* Recommended International Code of Practice – General Principles of Food Hygiene 
(CAC/RCP1.2003, Rev. 4-2003). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
6 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 website addresses, 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 Salvador El Salvador  
E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
Tel.: (+503) 2231 5788 Fax: (+503) 2231 5789  Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) Colonia Médica 
Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez 
Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 Tel.: (+503) 2226 2800  (+503) 2235 4191 Fax: (+503) 2225 6255 
Web site:  www.infoq.gob.sv 
E-mail:  guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv