. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/114 
18 January 2008 
 (08-0269) 
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 
Tel.: +(503) 2231-5788 Fax: +(503) 2231-5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):   Bottled water, HS tariff 
headings 2201 and 2202 and International Cl assification for Standards (ICS) code 13.060.20
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Anteproyecto de 
Norma NSO 13.07.02:07 "Agua.  Agua envasada (Primera actualización)"  (Preliminary 
draft Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No . 13.07.02:07:  "Water.  Bottled water (First 
revision) (34 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, classification and description, requirements, 
sampling, analysis and test methods, labelling, registers, verification, compliance, standards 
to be consulted, and annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/114 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 13.07.01:04:  "Agua. Agua potable.  Primera 
Actualización"  (Water.  Drinking water.  First revision); 
- Standards of the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  "Etiquetado General para 
Alimentos Preenvasados.  Primera Actualización"  (General labelling of pre-packaged 
foods.  First revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.10.02:99:  "Directrices del Codex 
Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado Nutricional" (Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling); 
- Salvadoran Recommended Standard (NSR) No. 67.00.241:02:  "Código de Prácticas de 
Principios Generales de Higiene de los Alimentos" (Code of practice:  General principles 
of food hygiene). 
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 ] 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 Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 2221-3578 Fax: +(503) 2221-4771 E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
Web site: www.minec.gob.sv 
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) 2225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv