. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/112 
26 November 2007 
 (07-5210) 
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, 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 
El 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):  
 Energy efficiency and safety of integrated compact fluorescent lamps, energy 
performance and labelling requirements (ICS:  29.140.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO:  29.47.01:07 
Eficiencia energética y seguridad de la mparas fluorescentes compactas integradas, 
requisitos de desempeño energético y etiquetado  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO):  
29.47.01:07 Energy efficiency and safety of integrated compact fluorescent lamps, energy performance and labelling requirement s) (38 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This standard covers the followi ng:  purpose, scope of application, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, clas sification, specifications, sampling, test 
methods, criteria for approval, labelling, m onitoring and inspection, reference documents 
and annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Environmental protection and electrical energy saving. G/TBT/N/SLV/112 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
− PROY-NOM-017-ENER/SCFI-2005:  Eficiencia energética y seguridad de 
lámparas fluorescentes compactas autobalas tradas.  Límites y métodos de prueba  
(Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-017-ENER/SCFI-2005:  Energy 
efficiency and safety of self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps.  Limits and test 
methods); 
− NMX-J-565/2-10 ANCE-2005:  Prueba de riesgo de incendio – parte 2-10:  
métodos de prueba basados en  hilo incandescente/caliente  (Mexican Standard 
NMX-J-56512-10 ANCE-2005:  Fire hazard tes ting – Part 2-10:  glow/hot wire-
based test methods); 
− NMX-J-565/2-11 ANCE-2005:  Prueba de riesgo de incendio – parte 2-11: 
métodos de prueba basado en  hilo incandescente/caliente- método de prueba de 
inflamabilidad de hilo incand escente para  productos finales  (Mexican Standard 
NMX-J-565/2-11 ANCE-2005:  Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11:  glow/hot-wire-
based test methods – glow-wire flammability test method for end products); 
− ANSI C78.375-1991:  Fluorescent lamps – Guide for electrical measurements; 
− ANSI C78.2-1991 (R 1996):  Fluorescent lamp s-preheat-star types-dimensional and 
electrical characteristics, supplements:  C78.2ª-92; C78.2b-92; C78.2c-93 and 
C78.2d-91; 
− ANSI C78.4-1995:  Fluorescent lamps – self-supporting, single-based compact 
types – dimensional and electrical characteristics; 
− ANSI C-82.3-1983 (R 1995):  Reference ballast for fluorescent lamps; 
− UL 1993:  Standard for Safety for self-ballasted lamps and lamp adapters. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   60 days as of the date of notification 
Six months as of the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as of the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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 
Tel.:  (+503) 2231 5788 Fax:  (+503) 2231 5789  E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvar ez, pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.:  (+503) 2226 2800  Fax:  (+503) 2225 6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv