. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/148 
3 March 2011 
 (11-1076) 
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:   Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public 
Health and Social Welfare) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 [ ], 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):   Pre-packaged foods 
(ICS code 67.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.60:10 
Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alim enticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano 
para la Población a par tir de 3 años de edad  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) 67.04.60:10:  Nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children over 3 y ears of age) (29 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
requirements for the nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children over 3 years of age.  It applies to the labelling of 
pre-packaged foods sold directly for hum an consumption and marketed within the 
Central American area, and cove rs nutrition information and nutrition and health claims.  It 
does not apply to fermented or distilled alcoholic beverages. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer information and prevention of prac tices liable to mislead or deceive consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
-  Association of Official Analytical Chemists.  Official methods of analysis of AOAC. 
17th ed.  USA, Washington, 2002 
-  Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  "G uide to Nutrition Labelling and Education 
Act (NLEA) Requirements".  Editorial changes, February 1995 G/TBT/N/SLV/148 
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   - Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá  (INCAP) (Institute of Nutrition of 
Central America and Panama).  Anteproyecto para reglamento técnico de Unión 
Aduanera de Centroamérica de etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios 
preenvasados para consumo humano para la población de 4 y mas años de edad 
(Preliminary draft Technical Regulation of  the Central American Customs Union on 
nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for human consumption for adults and children 
of 4 or more years of age).  Guatemala, October, 2000 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX ALINORM 04/27/26.  
"Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims:  Draft Table of Conditions for 
Nutrient Contents (Part B):  Dietary Fibre" 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX STAN 146-1985.  "General 
Standard for the Labelling of and Claims for Pre-packaged Foods for Special Dietary Uses" (Worldwide Codex Standard).  Italy, 1985 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commiss ion.  CAC/GL 2 1985 (Rev. 1-1993).  
"Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling".  Italy, l998  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Date of publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publication in the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador 
El Salvador 
Tel.: (503) 2247-5788 Fax: (503) 2247-5789 E-mail: mailto:ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)  
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Álvar ez, pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (503) 2234-8411 Fax: (503) 2225-6255 Website: http://www.infoq.org.sv
 
 
For further information, please contact Evelyn de Vanegas at 
mailto:evanegas@conacyt.gob.sv