. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/115 
18 January 2008 
 (08-0270) 
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 [ 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):   Natural honey, HS tariff 
subheading 0409.00.00 and International Classi fication for Standards (ICS) code 67.180 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Anteproyecto de 
Norma NSO 67.19.01:07 "Miel de Abejas.  Especificaciones.  Segunda Actualización"  
(Preliminary draft Salvadoran Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.19.01:07:  Natural honey. 
Specifications.  Second revision) (13 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, verification, and annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/115 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- 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); 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Sampling Plans for Pre-packaged Foods , 
CAC/RM 1995, Volume XIII;  
- Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. 218 de fecha 7 de septie mbre de 2007 en el ramo de Agricultura y 
Ganadería, Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria de  Buenas Prácticas de Manufacturas para 
Plantas Procesadoras de Miel de Abejas (Executive Decree No. 218 of 7 September 2007 
concerning Agriculture and Livestock, Sa lvadoran Mandatory Standard on good 
manufacturing practices for natural honey processing plants). 
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