. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/61 
1 March 2005 
 (05-0854) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:   EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT) 
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: 
Ministry of the Economy 
Directorate of Trade Treaty Administration Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador Tel.: +(503) 231-5788 
Fax: +(503) 231-5789 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Condoms.  
Specifications (HS tariff heading 30.06) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 11.37.02:04:  Condoms.  Specifications (27 pages, 
in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope of 
application, definitions, symbols and abbrev iations, classification and description, general 
and specific requirements, sampling, classification of defects through inspection by attributes, criteria for approval of inspection,  testing methods, laboratory tests, labelling, 
packing and packaging, appendices, monitoring and verification, appendix, regulatory 
annexes.  The purpose of the Standard is to establish quality requirements for male and 
female condoms. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Prevention of misleading practices  and protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/61 
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 8. Relevant documents:  
- Costa Rican Technical Regulation RTCR No. 197: Rubber condoms.  
 Specifications. 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-016-SSA1-1993:  Establishing sanitary 
 specifications for latex condoms. 
- Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) NGO 53 010:  Male condoms 
 made of latex.  Specifications and physical testing. 
- COVENIN 2860:1992, Male Rubber Condoms.   Part 1:  Requirements – Condoms 
 in consumer packages. 
- COVENIN 2861:1998, Male Rubber Condoms.  Part 2:  Determination of length. 
. COVENIN 2862:1998, Male Rubber Condoms.  Part 3:  Determination of width. 
- COVENIN 2864:1998, Male Rubber Condoms.  Part 5:  Detection of holes and 
 leaks. 
- COVENIN 2865:1998, Male Rubber Condoms.  Part 6:  Determination of bursting 
 volume and pressure. 
- COVENIN 2866:1998, Male Rubber Condoms.   Part 7:  Determination of 
 resistance to deterioration during storage. 
- COVENIN 2868:1998, Male Rubber Condoms.  Part 9:  Determ ination of tensile 
 properties. 
- COVENIN 2869:1992, Male Rubber Condoms.  Part 10:  Packaging and labelling – 
 condoms in consumer packages. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    60 days as from the date of notification 
6 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 ], 
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
E-mail ::      ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
Tel.:   + (503) 231-5788 Fax.:   + (503) 231-5789 
or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and website addresses, if available, of 
other body: 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez 
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.:   + (503) 226 2800  Fax:   + (503) 225 6255 Website:     www.conacyt.gob.sv