. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/60 
1er March 2005 
 (05-0853) 
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:   National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:    
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):   Energy efficiency of 
lamps and electrical components in luminair es for road and street lighting.  Energy 
performance and labelling requirements (ICS:  29.140.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) 29.39.02:04:  Energy Efficiency of Lamps and Electrical Components in Luminaires for Road and Street Lighting.  Energy Performance and Labelling Requirements (11 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope of 
application, definitions, symbols and a bbreviations, classification and description, 
requirements, sampling, testing methods, labelli ng, appendix, monitoring and verification.  
This Standard specifies the energy efficien cy performance ranges and information labelling 
requirements for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps and their electrical components, in 
luminaires for road and street lighting. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Prevention of misleading practices. G/TBT/N/SLV/60 
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 8. Relevant documents:    
• Mexican Standard NMX-J-324-1978:  Luminaires for outdoor, road and 
street lighting. 
• Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 5112:  Energy efficiency of ballasts.  
Test methods. 
• Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 5109:  Measurement of luminous 
flux. 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM-064-SCFI-2000:  Electrical appliances.  
Lamps for indoor and outdoor use.  Safety specifications and test methods. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   60 days from the date of notification  
Six months from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:   60 days 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 
 
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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 Rodríguez Pacas, #51  
Tel.: + (503) 226 2800  
Fax: + (503) 225 6255 
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