. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/82 
17 March 2006 
 (06-1239) 
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 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:    
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Horchata  drink (tariff 
subheading 2106.90; International Classifi cation for Standards (ICS) code 67.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.45.01:06: 
Mezcla para preparar bebida de  horchata. Especificaciones   (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.45.01:06: Mixture for the preparation of horchata  drink. 
Specifications)  (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope of 
application, definitions, symbols and a bbreviations, classification and description, 
composition and requirements, contaminants, hygiene, packaging, labelling, sampling, 
methods of analysis, appendix, monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health and prevention of  practices likely to mislead or deceive 
the consumer 
 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   This Standard does not correspond to any international standard .. 
 Tesis de la Universidad Salvadoreña Alb erto Masferrer, Facultad de Química y 
Farmacia-Biología:  "Elaboración de una Pro puesta de Norma Técnica de Referencia que 
Regule la Calidad de la Harina Base del Refresco de Horchata de Morro"   (Thesis 
submitted to the Faculty of Chemistry, Pharmacy  and Biology of the University of Alberto 
Masferrer, El Salvador: "Preparation of a Dr aft Technical Reference Standard to regulate 
the quality of flour used in the preparation of refresco de horchata de morro , or morro seed 
drink); 
 Tesis de la Universidad de El Salv ador, Facultad de Química y Farmacia:  
"Elaboración de una Propuesta de Norma T écnica para Regular la Calidad de Dos 
Productos Étnicos (Horchata de Arroz y Refresco de Cebada)   (Thesis submitted to the 
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of El Salvador:  "Preparation of a Draft Technical Standard to regulate the quality of two ethnic products ( horchata de arroz , 
or ground rice drink, and refresco de cebada,  or barley drink); 
 Real Decreto 1338/1988 de 28 de Oct ubre, "Reglamentación Tecnico-Sanitaria 
para la Elaboración y Venta de Horchata de Chufa "  (Royal Decree No. 1338/1988 of 28 
October, "Technical Health Regulation on the production and sale of horchata de chufa or 
tiger nut milk"); 
 Recopilación de Normas Microbiológica s de los Alimentos y Asimilados y otros 
Parámetros Fisco-Químicos de Interés Sanitario   (Compendium of microbiological 
standards for foodstuffs and similar products and other physico-chem ical parameters of 
health concern) January 2004; 
 FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Sampling Plans for Pre-packaged 
Foods , CAC/RM 42-1969, Volume XIII. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    60 days as from the date of notification 
Six 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 Edificio C-2, Tercer Nivel  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2231-5788     Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:    
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, No. 51 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (+503) 2226-2800     Fax: (+503) 225-6255 
Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv