. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/86 
3 April 2006 
 (06-1534) 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.020 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO RTCA 
67.01.33:06: Industria de alimentos y be bidas procesados.  Bu enas prácticas de 
manufactura.  Principios generales  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) / Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06:  Processed food and beverage 
industry.  Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) .  General principles) (29 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The Regulation sets out the good manufacturing practices 
governing establishment and equipment and uten sil conditions, personnel, and the process 
and production controls with which the process ed food and beverage industries are required 
to comply to ensure the safety of their products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protect human life and health and ensure the safety of processed foods and 
beverages for human consumption. G/TBT/N/SLV/86 
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  8. Relevant documents:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 4-2003:  Recommended International Code 
of Practice - General Principles of Food Hygiene. 
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, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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