. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/96 
22 September 2006 
 (06-4547) 
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) 2231-5788 
Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Frozen uncooked and 
pre-cooked pupusas  (stuffed tortillas).  HS tariff subheading 2106.90 (International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.45.02:06:  
Pupusas Crudas y Precocidas Congeladas. Especificaciones  (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.45.02:06:  Frozen uncooked and pre-cooked pupusas  (stuffed 
tortillas).  Specifications) (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the followi ng: purpose, scope of application, 
definitions, classification and description, re quirements, sanitary conditions, sampling, 
testing and analysis methods, packaging and la belling, storage and transport, monitoring 
and inspection, appendix. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Protection of human health G/TBT/N/SLV/96 
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  8. Relevant documents:   This Standard does not correspond to any international standard .. 
- Tesis de la Universidad José Matías Delgado, Facultad de Agroindustria 
“Elaboración de una propuesta de Norm a Técnica para las pupusas precocidas 
congeladas para exportación"  (Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness of 
the José Matías Delgado University, "Preparation of a Draft Technical Standard on 
frozen pre-cooked pupusas  (stuffed tortillas) for export"); 
- Fundamentos ecológicos para garantizar y comprobar la integridad (inocuidad y 
calidad) microbiológica de los alimentos  (Ecological basis for establishing and 
ensuring the microbiological integrity (safety and quality) of food).  Second edition. Editorial Acribia S.A., Zaragoza (Spain); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  Etiquetado General para 
Alimentos Preenvasados.  Primera Actualización (General labelling of pre-
packaged foods.  First revision); 
- NSO No. 67.10.02:99:  Directrices del Codex Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado 
Nutricional  (Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling); 
- Salvadoran Recommended Standard (NSR) No. 67.00.241:02:  Código de Prácticas 
de Principios Generales de Higiene de los Alimentos  (Code of practice:  General 
principles of food hygiene); 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Sampling Plans for Pre-packaged 
Foods , CAC/RM 42-1969, Volume XIII; 
- Storage and transport conditions must comply with the Recommended International 
Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Quick Frozen Foods (CAC/RCP 8-1976). 
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 Edificio C-2, Tercer Nivel 
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, #51 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (+503) 2226-2800 Fax:  (+503) 2225-6255 
E-mail:  guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv 
Web site: www.infoq.gob.sv