. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/25
28 August 2003
(03-4487)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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 (CONACYT)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Ministry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro - San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 221 3578Fax:  (503) 221 4771
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 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):
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Salvadorian
Mandatory Standard NSO No. 17.08.07.03, Labelling Requirements for Prepackaged
Products  (12 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the  following: introduction; objective; scope;
definitions; product identity; language; expiry date; name and business address of
manufacturer, packer, distributor or importer; declared net quantity of the prepackaged
product; presentation of information; prohibited practices; exceptions; correspondence;
monitoring and verification.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish general labelling requirements for prepackaged products with constant
nominal contents with respect to (a) the identity of the product; (b) the name of the
manufacturer, packer, distributor and importer; (c) the net quantity of the product.
8. Relevant documents:   International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) International
Recommendation R 79.  Labelling Requirements for Prepackaged Products.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from the date of notification
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of adoption
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notificationG/TBT/N/SLV/25
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Ministry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle GuadalupePlan Maestro, San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 221-3578
Fax:  (503) 221-4771
Web site: www.minec.gob.sv
National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Colonia MédicaAvenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51
San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 226-2800
Fax:  (503) 225-6255Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv
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