WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
G/SPS/N/SLV/107
14 November 2012
(12-6269)
Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
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Notifying Member: EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved:
Agency responsible: Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OSARTEC
(Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency)
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):
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.01
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
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All trading partners
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Specific regions or countries:
Title of the notified document: RTCA 67.04.66:12, Leche Pasteurizada (Pasterizada) (Central
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.66:12: Pasteurized milk). Language(s):
Spanish Number of pages: 6
Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general requirements
for milk meeting the definition in Section 4 thereof.
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.
Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
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Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or
related text)
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World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal
Health Code, chapter number)
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International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
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None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international
standard:
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
(a) RTCA 67.01.33:06, Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados. Buenas Prácticas de
Manufactura. Principios Generales (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA)
No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food and beverage industry. Good manufacturing practices.
General principles);
(b) RTCA 67.04.50:08, Alimentos. Criterios Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de Alimentos
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08: Food products.
Microbiological criteria for food safety);
(c) RTCA 67.04.54:10, Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas.
Aditivos Alimentarios
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10: Processed foods and
beverages. Food additives);
(d) RTCA 67.01.07:10, Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados
(preenvasados) (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10:
General labelling of pre-packaged foods);
(e) RTCA 67.01.60:10, Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para
Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad (Central American
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10: Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods
for human consumption intended for adults and children of over three years of age);
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RTCA 67.04.65:12, Uso de Términos Lecheros (Central American Technical Regulation
(RTCA) No. 67.04.65:12: Use of dairy terms);
(g) CODEX STAN 234-1999: "Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling"
and revisions thereof;
(h) CODEX STAN 193-1995: "Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in
Food and Feed" and revisions thereof;
(i) Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense NTON 03 034-11, Primera Revisión. Leche
Pasteurizada (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 034-11, First
revision: Pasteurized milk);
(j) Norma Guatemalteca Obligatoria NGO 34 041:2002, 2ª revisión. Leche de vaca,
pasteurizada, fresca, ultra alta temperatura (UHT) y esterilizada, homogeneizada.
Especificaciones (Guatemalan Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 34 041:2002,
Second revision:
Pasteurized, fresh, ultra-high-temperature (UHT), sterilized and
homogenized cow's milk. Specifications);
(k) Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria NSO 67.01.02:06, Leche de vaca pasteurizada y
ultrapasteurizada. Especificaciones (Primera actualización) (Salvadoran Mandatory
Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.02:06, First revision: Pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized cow's
milk. Specifications);
(l) Reglamento Técnico de Costa Rica RTCR 401-2006, Leche cruda y leche higienizada.
Especificaciones (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 401-2006: Raw milk
and processed milk. Specifications).
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or
(dd/mm/yy):
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Trade facilitating measure
Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification
and/or (dd/mm/yy): 13 January 2013
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority,
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other
body:
Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 Salvador, El Salvador
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5788
Fax: (+503) 2247-5789
E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv; jmilla@minec.gob.sv
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)
1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av. Norte N° 18
Colonia Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador
Tel.: (+503) 2247-5323; (+503) 2247-5335
E-mail: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv
rparker@osartec.gob.sv
zguzman@osartec.gob.sv