. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/21/Rev.1 
27 October 2006 
 (06-5173) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision  
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Dirección General de Sanidad Vege tal y Animal, Ministerio de 
Agricultura y Ganadería  (Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock.  
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):  01.05, 02.07 and 02.09, Poultry, poultry products and by-products.  
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-ZOO-006-98, 
Animal Health Requirements and Specifications for the Import of Poultry, Poultry Products and By-Products (available in Spanish, 7 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Standard is to establish the animal health 
requirements and specifications for the import of poultry, poultry products and by-products, in order to prevent the introduction and dissemi nation of diseases and pests in El Salvador.
 
 (This notification amends the one contained in document G/SPS/N/SLV/21, published on 6 August 1999.) 
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] 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:        
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial 
(Official Journal) No. 59, Vol. 370, of Fr iday 24 March 2006 (available in Spanish).  G/SPS/N/SLV/21/Rev.1 
Page 2  
 
  10. Proposed date of adoption:  16 March 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of 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:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] 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 Salvador El Salvador Tel.: (503) 2231 5788 Fax: (503) 2231 5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv
 
 Dirección General de Sa nidad Vegetal y Animal, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Final 
1ª. Avenida Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo, Santa Tecla, Departamento de La Libertad, El Salvador. Tel.: (503) 2241-1748 
Fax: (503) 2228-9029 
E-mail: lvasquez@mag.gob.sv