. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.505
13 October 1999
(99-4374)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   National Science and Technology Council
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):  SAC headings 04.01 and
04.02
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Animal Feed.  Liquid and
Powdered Milk for Animal Consumption (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation contains the purpose, scope of application,
definition, colouring agents to be added, sampling and analysis methods, labelling and
consultation rules.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The objective is to protect human health and to avoid any abuse in the marketing and
processing of milk for animal consumption.
This Regulation is being implemented as an emergency measure because:
(a) El Salvador has problems of both child and adult malnutrition, so that it has been
necessary to render mandatory the fortification of certain products such as flour,
sugar and salt;
(b) the country is currently faced with the problem that milk for animal
consumption is being marketed and processed for human consumption;
(c) this practice aggravates the malnutrition and health problems among the
population, since milk for animal consumption fulfils neither the nutritional nor
the hygienic requirements applicable to milk for human consumption;
(d) this practice constitutes consumer deception, in that products are being offered
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8. Relevant documents:   Salvadoran Mandatory Standard NSO 65.00.01.99
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }9 October 1999
10. Final date for comments:   Emergency implementation
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax number
of the other body:
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Departamento de Normalización, Metrología y Certificación de Calidad
Colonia Médica
Avenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez, pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas # 51
San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.Tel.: 221 2600, 226 2999
Fax: 225 6255
E-mail: cit@conacyt.gob.sv
Ministerio de Economía
Dir  Dirección Política Comercial
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro
San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.
Tel.: 221 3583
Fax: 221 4771
E-mail: policom@sal.gbm.net