. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/39 
11 December 2003 
 (03-6557) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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) 231-5788 Fax:  (503) 231-5789 
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):   Edible fats and oils 
(Harmonized System chapter 15) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Salvadorian 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.23.01:03, St andard for Edible Fats and Oils Not 
Covered by Individual CODEX Standards  (6 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the  following:  purpose, scope of 
application, definitions, requirements, test methods, packaging and labe lling, normative 
references, monitoring and verification. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human health. 
8. Relevant documents:   Codex Standard 19-1989, Rev.1. 
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 notification G/TBT/N/SLV/39 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ],  
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.:  (503) 231-5788 
Fax:  (503) 231-5789 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:   
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica 
Avenida Dr Emilio Alvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas, #51 Tel.:  (503) 226-2800  Fax:  (503) 225-6255 
Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv
 
  