. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/18
14 April 2003
(03-2029)
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):   Hydraulic cement
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Salvadorian
Mandatory Standard NSO 91.13.04:03 Establishing the Specifications for Mixed Hydraulic
Cement  (16 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation covers the  following:  purpose,
terminology, classification, special properties, required information, materials andmanufacturing, chemical composition, physical properties, sampling, test methods, test-time
requirements, inspection, rejection, certification, packaging and labelling, storage, reference
documents, monitoring and testing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish specifications for the performance of mixed hydraulic cement.
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/18
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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