. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/122 
15 August 2008 
 (08-3875) 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fish and fishery 
products:  HS chapter 03 and tariff headings 1603 to 1605 (International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.32.01:08: 
Valores y métodos de toma de muestras para el control oficial de los niveles de plomo, 
cadmio, mercurio, estaño inorgánico y se fija  el contenido máximo de cada uno en 
determinados productos pesqueros.  Primera actualización (Salvadoran Mandatory 
Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.01:08:  Sampling valu es and methods for the official control of 
the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and inorga nic tin, and the maximum limits for each in 
certain fishery products.  First revision) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose;  scope; 
definitions;  general provisions;  lot/sublot co mpliance with specifications;  human health 
implications of a build-up of the metals cadmium, lead, mercury or inorganic tin;  analysis and test methods;  regulatory appendi x;  and monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/122 
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  8. Relevant documents:   This Standard adopts Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
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 [    ], 
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 
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