. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/123 
15 August 2008 
 (08-3876) 
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 [   ], 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 16. 03 to 16.05 (International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.32.02:08:  
Valores Limites de Nitrógeno Básico Volátil Total NBTV e Histamina de Determinadas 
Categorías de Productos Pesqueros y los Mé todos de Análisis que deben utilizarse. 
Primera Actualización  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.02:08:  Total 
volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) and histamine limit values for certain categories of fishery products and the analysis methods to be used.  First revision.) (6 pages, in Spanish).   
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  purpose, scope, 
specifications and characteristics, histamin e analysis methods, regulatory appendix, and 
monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Protection of human health G/TBT/N/SLV/123 
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  8. Relevant documents:   This Standard adopts Council Directive 91/493/EC and Commission 
Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005. 
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- mail 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