WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/90 
16 June 2010 
 (10-3273) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Poultry products.  Poultry meat.  Chicks and hens of the species Gallus gallus  
(International Classification for St andards (ICS) code 67.120.20) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  NSO 67.64.01:10:  Productos Avícolas.  Carne de Aves.  
Pollo y Gallina Beneficiados Listas para Cocinar Enteras, Cortes y sus Menudos.  
Especificaciones (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.64.01:10.  Poultry 
products.  Poultry meat.  Slaughtered, ready-to-cook chicks and hens of the species Gallus 
gallus , whole or cut in pieces, and the offal thereof.  Specifications) Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard lays down the quality and safety 
requirements applicable to the meat of sla ughtered, ready-to-cook poultry (chicks and hens 
of the species Gallus gallus ), whole or cut in pieces, and to the offal of such birds, which 
are domestically produced or imported and marketed in El Salvador. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/SLV/90 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
- Poultry-Grading Manual , Agriculture Handbook Number 31, United States 
Department of Agriculture, June 1989; 
- "Regulations Governing the Voluntary Gr ading of Poultry Products and Rabbit 
Products  and US Classes, Standards and Grades", Code of Federal Regulations  
(7 CFR Part 70), United States Department of Agriculture, 6 March 1995; 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-FF-80-1992:  Carne de pollo en canal.  
Especificaciones  (Chicken meat on the carcass.  Specifications); 
- Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) 
No. 34 212:  Pollo beneficiado listo para cocinar ( pollo crudo) entero y en cortes, 
y sus menudos.  Especificaciones  (Slaughtered, ready-to-cook chickens (raw), 
whole or cut in pieces, and chicken offal.  Specifications); 
- Directorate-General for Standards a nd Industrial Technology-Panamanian 
Commission for Industrial and Technical Standards (DGNTI-COPANIT) 
Technical Regulation No. 33-2007:  Primera actualización .  Carne de aves.  Pollo, 
gallina y gallo procesado listo para cocinar  (crudo), entero y en cortes y sus 
menudos  (First revision.  Poultry meat.  Processed ready-to-cook meat (raw), 
whole or cut in pieces, and offal of chicks, hens and cocks of the species Gallus 
gallus ); 
- Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 023-06:  Primera 
revisión.  Pollo Beneficiado Listo para Cocinar (Pollo Crudo), Entero y en Cortes, 
y sus Menudos  (First revision.  Slaughtered, ready-to-cook chickens (raw), whole 
or cut in pieces, and chicken offal); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standa rd (NSO) No. 13.07.04:00:  Hielo.  Especificaciones 
y Buenas Prácticas de Fabricación  (Ice.  Specifications and Good manufacturing 
practices); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 13.17.01:08:  Agua.  Agua Potable.  
Segunda actualización (Water.  Drinking water.  Second revision); 
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.10.01:03:  Norma General para el 
Etiquetado de Alimentos Preenva sados.  Primera actualización  (General Standard 
on the labelling of pre-packaged foods.  First revision). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/SLV/90 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  15 August 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  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) 2247-5788 Fax:   +(503) 2247-5789 
E-mail:   ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51 
San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: +(503) 2234-8416 Fax: +(503) 2225-6255 E-mail: evanegas@ conacyt.gob.sv 
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv/