. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/143 
21 June 2010 
 (10-3367) 
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:  
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):   Fish and fishery 
products (HS Chapter 3 and tariff headings 16 03 to 1605;  International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.32.01:10:  
Valores y Métodos de toma de muestras para el  control oficial de los niveles de plomo, 
cadmio, mercurio, y estaño inorgánico y se fija el contenido máximo de cada uno en 
determinados productos pesquero s.  Segunda actualización (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.01:10:  Sampling valu es and methods for the official control of 
the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and inorga nic tin, and the maximum levels for each in 
certain fishery products.  Second re vision) (12 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of the notified Standard is to establish the official 
parameters for the levels of lead, cadmiu m, mercury and other contaminants, such as 
dioxins and benzopyrenes, in fresh fishery pr oducts and of inorganic tin in canned products, 
and the sampling methods to be employed.  Aggregate samples will be considered as 
representative of the lots or sublots from which they are taken. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Safety, in order to protect human health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006  setting maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in foodstuffs; 
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 laying down the methods of sampling 
and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benz o(a)pyrene in foodstuffs. G/TBT/N/SLV/143 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
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 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  
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E- mail and website addresses, 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 Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv/
 
E-mail: evanegas@ conacyt.gob.sv