WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.791
30December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5636)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ELSALVADOR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Science andTechnology Council (CONACYT)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: "Salvadoran Quality
Standard forPackaging andContainers forPesticides. Specifications" (6pages in
Spanish): Technical Regulation NSO 65.100.05.02:96 Establishing Specifications
Regarding Packaging andContainers forPesticides andLikeSubstances
6. Description ofcontent: ThisTechnical Regulation contains thetechnical specifications
inrespect ofpackaging andcontainers forpesticides aswellasthegeneral technical
characteristics, types ofmaterials, design, types ofmaterials according tothecapacity of
therecipient andtypes ofseals.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: To
define thequality parameters forpesticide containers aimed atensuring environmental
protection andhuman safety.
8. Relevant documents: Technical Regulation NSO 65.100.05.02:96
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:28February 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 30January 1998
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11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body:
CONACYT,
Department ofStandardization, Metrology andQuality Certification
Urb.Isidro Menédez pasaje SanAntonio 51
SanSalvador Tel: 2262800
Fax: 2256255
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Department ofTrade Policy
Alameda JuanPablo IIyCalle Guadalupe PlanMaestro
SanSalvador Tel: 2213578
Fax: 2114771