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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/83 
13 August 2008 
 (08-3844) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fish and fishery products:  HS chapte r 03 and tariff headings 16.03 to 16.05 
(International Classification for St andards (ICS) code 67.120.30).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NSO 67.32.02:08:  
Valores Limites de Nitrógeno Básico Volátil Total NBTV e Histamina de Determinadas Categorías de Productos Pesqueros y los Mé todos de Análisis que deben utilizarse. 
Primera Actualización  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.02:08:  Total 
volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) and histamine limit values for certain categories of fishery 
products and the analysis methods to be used.  First revision) (6 pages, in Spanish).   
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope, 
specifications and characteristics, histamin e analysis methods, regulatory appendix, and 
monitoring and inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This Standard adopts Council Directive 
91/493/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  G/SPS/N/SLV/83 
Page 2  
 
  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months as from the date of adoption  
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days as from the date of this notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or 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) 2231-5788 Fax: +(503) 2231-5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, No. 51 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.:   +(503) 2226-2800 
Fax:   +(503) 2225-6255 
Web site:  http://www.infoq.gob.sv/