. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/87 
3 April 2006 
 (06-1538) 
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 Web site 
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 Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2231-5788 
Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 
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 for Standards (ICS) code 65.020.20   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO RTCA 
65.01.34:06: Registro de variedades co merciales, requisitos de inscripción   (Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO)/Central Am erican Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 65.01.34:06: Register of Commercial Varieti es; registration requirements)  (16 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified document lays down the requirements with regard to 
variety characteristics and the relevant assessment procedures for recording new plant 
varieties in the Register of Commercial Varieties.   It applies to first-time registration in any 
Central American country and establishes the corresponding exceptions and qualifications. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Prevention of misleading practices. 
8. Relevant documents:   This Standard does not correspond to any international standard .. 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as of the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, 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 
E-mail:   ezelada@minec.gob.sv   
Tel.: (+503) 2231-5788 Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:    
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, No. 51 San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2226-2800 
Fax: (+503) 2225-6255 
Web site ::  www.infoq.gob.sv