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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SLV/19
28 May 1999
(99-2168)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Bottled water (HS No. 2201.90.00)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Water, Bottled Water (29 pages,
Spanish):  Mandatory Standard NSO 13.07.02.98 Establishing the Physical, Chemical,
Microbiological and Radiological Requirements and the Control Requirements Concerning
Good Manufacturing Practices to be Met by Bottled Water for Human Consumption
5. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation contains the purpose, scope of
application, definitions, requirements, analysis and testing methods, distribution,
registration, verification and compliance, analysis methods, methods of analysis for organic
components of water and water bottling plant inspection reports.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There is a Codex Alimentarius Standard
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The number of this
Technical Regulation is NSO 13.07.02.98.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 July 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  20 July 1999
11. Final date for comments:  20 July 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)G/SPS/N/SLV/19
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12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Consejo
Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Departamento de Normalización,
Metrología y Certificación de la Calidad, Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez,Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas Nº 51, San Salvador, Tel:  (00503) 2262800,
2262999, Fax:  (00503) 2256255
and:  Ministerio de Economía, Dirección de Política Comercial, Alameda Juan Pablo II y
Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador, Tel:  (00503) 2213578, Fax:  (00503)
2214771, E-mail:  cit@conacyt.gob.sv