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29 April 2024 
(24-3442) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (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 bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and equine, canine and 
feline animals, as wel l as other warm -blooded species that are considered to pose a health 
risk. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  The measure applies to all countries that have reported the 
presence of New World screwworm (NWS) to the World Organisation for Animal 
Health (WOAH).  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : ACUERDO MINISTERIAL No. 39, de fecha 9 de abril de 
2024, mediante el cual se acuerda "Declarar Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria frente al riesgo 
de introducción y la internación del GBG en todo el territorio nacional" (Ministerial Decision 
No. 39, dated 9 April 2 024, "issuing an ani mal health alert throughout national territory 
in view of the risk of introduction and entry of NWS") Language(s) : Spanish Number 
of pages : 3 
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/SLV/24_02835_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Ministerial Decision concerning agriculture and 
livestock issues an animal health alert in view of the occurrence of reinfestat ion by 
Cochliomyia hominivorax , also known as New World screwworm (NWS), in Panama, Costa 
Rica and, more recently, Nicaragua . El Salvador has been free of this disease since 1995, 
when it was eradicated from national territory . The entry into the country o f live animals 
of susceptible species from countries infested with NWS poses a high risk of the spread 
and establishment of the disease in our country , which could affect domestic production 
through losses caused by a deterioration in the health status of affected animals . Animals 
could even die in the event of severe infestations . The disease can also affect human 
beings and therefore poses a risk to public health  as well . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action : To protect human 
and animal life and health in view of the risk o f introduction into the country of the 
transboundary disease Cochliomyia hominivorax, also known as New World screwworm 
(NWS).  G/SPS/N/SLV/148  
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or se rial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
 Chapter 8.13 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 9 
April 2 024 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email 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) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
 