. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/152 
14 April 2011 
 (11-1894) 
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, 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Kidney beans 
(International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.03.03:10, 
Cereales.  Frijol en Grano.  Especificaciones (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 
No. 67.03.03:10, Cereals.  Kidney beans.  Specifications) (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  
Definitions;  Abbreviations;  Quality specifica tions;  Grading;  Analysis procedures;  
Characteristics of kidney beans;  Contaminants ;  Packaging, hygiene and handling rules;  
Labelling of packaged beans;  Packaging;  Sa mpling;  Appendix;  Reference standards;  
Monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Quality and safety, in order to protect human health 
8. Relevant documents:  
• RTCR 384:2004, Frijol en Grano.  Especificaciones.  (Costa Rican Technical 
Regulation (RTCR) No. 384:2004, "Kidney beans.  Specifications"); 
• NSO 67.10.01:03, Norma General para el Etiquetado de Alimentos Preenvasados 
(Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No . 67.10.01:03, "General Standard for the 
labelling of pre-packaged foods"); 
• NSO 67.10.02:06, Directivas del Codex sobre el Etiquetado Nutricional (Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.02: 06, "Codex Alimentarius guidelines on 
nutrition labelling"); G/TBT/N/SLV/152 
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   • RTCA 01.01.11:06, Cantidad de  Producto de Preempacados  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 01. 01.11:06, "Quantity of product in 
pre-packages"); 
• Technical literature.  
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, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
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
 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (503) 2234-8416 
Fax: (503) 2225-6255 E-mail: evanegas@conacyt.gob.sv
 
Website: http://www.infoq.org.sv/