. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/80 
6 May 2008  
 (08-2149) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal, Ministerio de 
Agricultura y Ganadería  (Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies (HS tariff heading 0101);  Meat of 
swine, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS tariff head ing 0203);  Pig fat, free of lean meat, and 
poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried 
or smoked (HS tariff heading 0209)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Acuerdo Ejecutivo en el 
Ramo de Agricultura y Ganadería por el que  se establecen algunas Medidas Sanitarias 
para reforzar el Programa de Prevención y Control de la Peste Porcina Clásica  
(Executive Decree concerning Agriculture a nd Livestock establishing certain health 
measures to strengthen the Programme for the prevention and control of classical swine fever) (3 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Executive Decree seeks to establish a number of 
health measures to strengthen the Programme for the prevention and control of classical 
swine fever.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Establish health 
measures to strengthen the Programme for the prevention and control of classical swine fever  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/SLV/80 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal 
No. 62, Vol. No. 379, of 7 April 2008 (available in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the 
Official Journal of 7 April 2008.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or 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) 2231-5788 Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
 Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería Final 1ª Av. Norte y 13 Calle Oriente y Av. Manuel Gallardo Santa Tecla, El Salvador 
Fax: +(503) 2228-9029 
E-mail: lvasquez@mag.gob.sv