. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/120 
30 June 2008 
 (08-3105) 
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 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Sauces and dressings:  
mayonnaise (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.200) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO:  67.49.01:08:  
Salsas y aderezos, mayonesa.  Especificaciones (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 
No. 67.49.01:08:  Sauces and dressings:  mayonnai se.  Specifications) (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope, 
definitions, abbreviations, classification and description, general requirements, 
compositional requirements, raw materials, f ood additives, microbiological requirements, 
hygiene, testing methods, microbiological and physico-chemical characteristics, packaging, 
labelling, regulatory appendix, monitoring a nd inspection, regulatory annex (table of 
conditions relating to nutrient content). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/120 
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 8. Relevant documents:  
This Standard is an adaptation of the Codex Standard for Mayonnaise , Codex
Stan 168-1989. 
The reference documents are as follows: 
1. Salvadoran Recommended Standard (NSR) No. 67.00.251:99:  Código de practicas de 
higiene para los huevos y los productos de huevo (Code of hygienic practice for eggs 
and egg products); 
2. Salvadoran Recommended Standard (NSR) No. 67.00.274:99:  Código de practicas de 
higiene para especias y plantas aromáticas desecadas  (Code of hygienic practice for 
spices and dried aromatic plants); 
3. Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 17.03.01:04:  Agua.  Agua potable.  
Primera actualización  (Water. Drinking water.  First revision); 
4. Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  Norma general para el 
etiquetado de los alimentos preenvasados.  Primera actualización  (General Standard for 
the labelling of pre-packaged foods.  First revision); 
5. Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (N SO) No. 67.10.02:99, CODEX AC/GL2:  Directrices 
del Codex Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado Nutricional (Codex guidelines on nutrition 
labelling); 
6. Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 7.01.33:07:  Industria de alimentos 
y bebidas procesadas.  Buenas prácticas de manufactura.  Principios generales  
(Processed food and beverage industry.  Good manufacturing practices (GMPs).  
General principles); 
7. Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 7.04.50:07:  Alimentos 
procesados.  Criterios microbiologicos  (Processed foods.  Microbiological criteria). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days as from the date of notification 
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 
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, No. 51 San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (503) 2234-8430 
Fax: (503) 2225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv