. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/21
24 April 2003
(03-2184)
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:
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):   Instant coffee
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Salvadorian
Mandatory Standard NSO 67.31.03:03 Establishing the Minimum Quality Requirements for
Instant Coffee  (8 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation covers the  following: purpose, scope of
application, definitions, classification, requirements, sampling and acceptance or rejection
criteria, tests, packaging and labelling, monitoring and verification.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish quality standards for instant coffee.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Three months from the date of notification.
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of publication in the
Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification.G/TBT/N/SLV/21
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Department of Standardization, Metrology and Quality CertificationColonia Médica
Pasaje Doctor Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51
San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 226-2800 and 226-2999
Fax:  (503) 225-6255
E-mail: cit@conacyt.gob.sv
and
Ministry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II and Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro
San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 231-1155Fax:  (503) 221-3578