. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/140 
14 December 2009 
 (09-6479) 
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 
El Salvador Tel.:  2231 5788 Fax:  2231 5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Energy efficiency. 
Window-type air conditioners (ICS code 23.120) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO-PEC 
23.47.06:09 - "Evaluación de la Conformidad.   Procedimiento de Evaluación de la 
Conformidad de la Norma Salvadoreña Obligator ia NSO 23.47.06:09 Eficiencia Energética. 
Acondicionadores de Aire Tipo Ventana, Dividido y Paquete.  Requisitos"  (Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard - Conformity Assessment Procedure (NSO-PEC) No. 23.47.06:09 -
"Conformity Assessment.  Conformity Assessm ent Procedure in Respect of Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard No. 23.47.06:09:  Energy Efficiency.  Window, Split and Package Type 
Air Conditioners.  Requirements") (25 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  Purpose;  scope; 
definitions;  symbols and abbreviations;  procedure;  conformity assessment by CONACYT; 
conformity assessment by customs;  conformity assessment by the Defensoría del 
Consumidor  (consumer protection agency);  annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Environmental protection and electrical energy saving. G/TBT/N/SLV/140 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 23.47.06:09:  "Energy Efficiency.  Window, 
Split and Package Type Air Conditioners.  Requirements" 
- Ley del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) (National Science and 
Technology Council (CONACYT) Law) 
- Ley de Protección al Consumidor (Consumer Protection Law) 
- Ley Orgánica de la Dirección General de Aduanas (Law on the Organization of the 
Directorate-General of Customs) 
- ISO/IEC 17000 "Conformity assessment.  Vocabulary and general principles" - ISO/IEC 17050-1 "Conformity assessment - Supplie r's declaration of conformity - Part 1: 
General requirements" 
- ISO/IEC 17050-2 "Conformity assessment - Supplie r's declaration of conformity - Part 2: 
Supporting documentation" 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after 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 Salvador 
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 Álvarez, Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas No. 51 San Salvador El Salvador Tel.: (503) 2234 8400 / 2234 8430 
Fax: (503) 2225 6255 
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv