. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/92 
31 July 2006 
 
 (06-3680) 
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  
(Directorate of Trade Treaty Administration) 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 231-5788 Fax: +(503) 231-5789 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 71.100 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
NSO RTCA 71.01.36:06:  Productos Cosméticos .  Etiquetado de Productos Cosméticos 
(Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) / Cent ral American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 71.01.36:06:  Cosmetic products.  Labe lling of cosmetic products) (5 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation establis hes the information required on 
the labels of cosmetic products of any kind to prevent their use from posing a risk to health.  
This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the hotel trade. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human life and health and consumer protection. G/TBT/N/SLV/92 
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  8. Relevant documents:   CONSLEG 1976L0768:  List of substances which cosmetic products 
must not contain except subject to the restrictions and conditions laid down  (by the 
European Union);   Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fr agrance Organization (CTFA),  International Cosmetic 
Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Six 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 Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 231-5788 
Fax: +(503) 231-5789 E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.: +(503) 226-2800 
Fax:  +(503) 225-6255 Contact person: Rogelio Guerrero (Tel.: 2235-4191) E-mail:  guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv Web site ::  www.infoq.gob.sv