WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/94 
20 December 2010 
 (10-6815) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología , CONACYT (National 
Science and Technology Council) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pesticides.  Pesticides for domes tic and professional use (HS tariff 
heading 3808;  International Classificat ion for Standards (ICS) code 65.100) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  NSO RTCA 65.03.57:10:  Plaguicidas.  Plaguicidas de 
uso doméstico y de uso profesional .  Requisitos de etiquetado (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO)/Central American Techni cal Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.03.57:10:  
Pesticides.  Pesticides for domestic and pr ofessional use.  Labelling requirements).  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  19 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Regulation is to establish the information 
and specifications that must appear on the la bels of pesticides for domestic and professional 
use.  It applies to the labels of pesticid es for domestic and professional use, in their 
different formulations and presentations, ma rketed in Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/SLV/94 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
• Guidelines on Good Labelling Practice fo r Pesticides, Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome 1995; 
• Norma COGUANOR NGO 44 063.  Plaguicidas .  Rotulado para los productos de 
uso casero  (Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory 
Standard (NGO) No. 44 063:  "Pesticid es.  Labelling of household products"); 
• Norma COGUANOR NGO 44 052.  Plaguici das.  Etiquetado de plaguicidas 
químicos formulados para uso en la agricultura.  2ª Revisión  (Guatemalan 
Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 44 052:  "Pesticides.  Labelling of chemical pestic ides formulated for u se in agriculture", 
2
nd Revision); 
• Norma para la Clasificación Toxicológica  y Etiquetado de Plaguicidas de uso 
Doméstico y en Salud Pública.  Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense  
NTON 02 003-98  (Nicaraguan Mandatory T echnical Standard (NTON) 
No. 02 003-98:  "Standard for toxicological classification and labelling of pesticides for household use and in public health"); 
• Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-046-SSA1-199 3, Plaguicidas-Productos para uso 
doméstico-etiquetado  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-046-SSA1-1993:  
"Pesticides - Products for domestic use - Labelling"); 
• Reglamento de Costa Rica, Decreto 30045-S  (Costa Rican Regulation, 
Decree No. 30045-S); 
• Manual sobre elaboración y empleo de las especificaciones de la FAO y de la 
OMS para plaguicidas.  Especificaciones para plaguicidas  (Manual on 
Development and Use of FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides), Rome 2004; 
• Requerimientos de etiquetado par a productos empacados, Organización 
Internacional de Metrología Legal, OIML R79/1997  (International Organization 
of Legal Metrology, OIML R79/1997:  "Labelling requirements for prepackaged 
products"; 
• The WHO Recommended Classification by Hazard and Guidelines to 
Classification 2004.  Corrigenda published by 12 April 2005 incorporated.  
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/SLV/94 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  18 February 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (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) 2247-5788 
Fax: +(503) 2247-5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 2234-8416 Fax: +(503) 2225-6255 E-mail: evanegas@ conacyt.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv