. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/125 
27 October 2008 
 (08-5212) 
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):   Self-contained 
household refrigeration appliances:  HS tariff heading 8418 (International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 97.040.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 97.47.04:08: 
Eficiencia energética para equipos de re frigeración de uso dom éstico autocontenidos. 
Límites máximos de consumo de energ ía, métodos de ensayo y etiquetado   (Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 97.47.04:08:  Energy efficiency of self-contained 
household refrigeration appliances.  Maximum en ergy consumption limits, test methods and 
labelling) (64 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following: purpose, scope, 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations, classifi cation, requirements, sampling, labelling, 
standards to be consulted, monito ring and inspection, and annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Environmental protection and electrical energy saving. G/TBT/N/SLV/125 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Draft Standard of the Costa Rican Technical  Standards Institute PN INTE 28-01-04-07: 
Eficiencia energética para equipos de refri geradores electrodomésticos y congeladores 
electrodomésticos. Límites máximos de consumo de energía  (Energy efficiency of 
household refrigeration appliances and h ousehold freezers.  Maximum energy 
consumption limits); 
- Draft Standard of the Costa Rican Techni cal Standards Institute PN INTE 28-01-05-07: 
Eficiencia energética para equipos de refri geradores electrodomésticos y congeladores 
electrodomésticos.  Etiquetado  (Energy efficiency of household refrigeration appliances 
and household freezers.  Labelling); 
- Draft Standard of the Costa Rican Techni cal Standards Institute PN INTE 28-01-06-08: 
Eficiencia energética de refriger adores electrodomésticos y congeladores 
electrodomésticos. Métodos de ensayo  (Energy efficiency of household refrigerators and 
household freezers.  Test methods); 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-015-ENER-2002:  Eficiencia energética de 
refrigeradores y congeladores electrodomés ticos. Límites, métodos de prueba y 
etiquetado (Energy efficiency of household refrigerators and freezers.  Limits, test 
methods and labelling). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days as from the date of this notification. 
Six months as from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of this notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ], 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Ministerio de Economía 
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-ma il 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 and 2235-4191 Fax: (+503) 2225-6255 Web site: www.infoq.gob.sv