WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/2
26 March 2001
(01-1477)
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
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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):   2208.60.00
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   "Alcoholic
Beverages.  Distilled Alcoholic Beverages.  Vodka", 5 pages in Spanish including cover
page and report:  Mandatory Standard NSO 67.16.02.01, setting forth the requirements that
must be met to ensure that vodka is fit for human consumption.
6. Description of content:  This technical regulation covers the object, definition and
classification, requirements, sampling and acceptance or rejection criteria, analysis,
labelling, correspondence, surveillance and verification.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The objective and rationale of this technical regulation is to protect human health
through the regulation of this alcoholic beverage.
8. Relevant documents:  The number of this technical regulation is:  NSO 67.16.02.01
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }23 June 2001
10. Final date for comments:   23 May 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: Consejo
Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de normalización, Metrología y
Certificación de la calidad, colonia Médica, pasaje Doctor Guillermo R. Pacas, # 51, SanSalvador.  Tel: (503) 226-2800 y (503) 226-2999, Fax: (503) 225-6255,
E-mail cit@conacyt.gob.sv and Ministerio de Economía, Dirección de Política Comercial,
Alameda Juan Pablo II y calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador.  Tel: (503) 221-3578, Fax: (503) 221-4771.