. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/64 
28 June 2005 
 (05-2776) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member 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  (National Science and 
Technology Council) - CONACYT 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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) 231-5788 Fax:  (+503) 231-5789 
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):   Ripened cheese 
(HS tariff heading 0406;  International Classi fication for Standards (ICS) code 67.100) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.01.03:05:  
Estándares de calidad.  Quesos Madurados.  Es pecificaciones.  Primera Actualización  
(Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.03:05:  Quality standards.  Ripened 
cheese.  Specifications.  First revision)  (6 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the follo wing:  Purpose, Scope, Definitions, 
Classification, Raw and other materials, Specifications and characteristics, Food additives, 
Sampling, Testing and analysis methods for microbiological parameters, Packaging and 
labelling, Monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/SLV/64 
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 8. Relevant documents:  
-  Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.14:05:  Norma General del Codex 
para el Queso.  Especificaciones   (Codex General Standard for Cheese.  Specifications); 
-  Tecnología de la Leche (Technology of milk), Aurelio Revilla, IICA, San José, 
Costa Rica 1985. 
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 ], 
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) 231-5788 Fax: (+503) 231-5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-ma il and web-site addresses, if available of 
the 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) 226-2800 Fax: (+503) 225-6255 Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv