G/TBT/N/SLV/229  
21 December 2023  
(23-8755) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardi ng the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 Fax : (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Plant 
growing (ICS code : 65.020.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 65 .02.03:23 CAFÉ . REQUISITOS PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN DE 
PLANTAS CERTIFICADAS DE CAFÉ (Coffea spp)  (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 
65.02.03:23 : Coffee. Requirements for the production of certified coffee ( Coffea  spp) 
plants) (17 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation establishes 
requirements to safeguard genetic, agronomic and phytosanitary quality in the 
production, marketing and importation of nursery coffee ( Coffea  spp) plants from sexual 
and asexual seeds, as well as the certification process.  
It applies to natural and legal persons engaged in the production, certification, marketing 
and importation of nursery coffee ( Coffea  spp) plants from sexual and asexua l seeds in 
the national territory.  
The provisions of this Salvadoran Technical Regulation do not apply to coffee plants 
imported for final planting.  G/TBT/N/SLV/229  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
animal or plant life or health.  
8. Relevant documents:  
ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA DE EL SALVADOR, 1995 . Decreto 524, Diario Oficial No. 234 
Tomo 329 : Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal . San Salvador : Asamblea Legislativa de El 
Salvador.  
ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA DE EL SALVADOR, 2001 . Decreto 530, Diario Oficial No. 177 
Tomo 532 : Ley de Semillas . San Salvador, San Salvador : Asamblea Legislativa de El 
Salvador.  
MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA,  2021. RTS 67 .08.03:20 . CAFÉ. 
REQUISITOS PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN DE SEMILLA CERTIFICADA DE CAFÉ (Coffea arábica) . 
San Salvador : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email 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  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788 Fax : (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC, 
Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: https://osartec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
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