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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/77 
16 January 2008 
 (08-0212) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología , CONACYT (National 
Science and Technology Council) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Bottled water:  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 13.060.20;  
HS tariff headings 2201 and 2202 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages 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, cl assification and description, composition and 
requirements, sampling, methods of analysis , labelling, standards to be consulted, 
compliance, composition, verification, and annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,  
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 13.07.01:04:  "Agua.  Agua potable.  Primera 
Actualización"  (Water.  Drinking water.  First revision); 
- Standards of the International Wa ter Bottlers Association (IBWA); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  "Etiquetado General para 
Alimentos Preenvasados.  Primera Actualización"  (General labelling of pre-packaged 
foods. First revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.02:99:  "Directrices del Codex 
Alimentarius sobre Etiquetado Nutricional" (Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling); G/SPS/N/SLV/77 
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  - 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. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months as from the date of adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (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) 2231-5788 Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 E-mail: ezelada@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