 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/49 
8 September 2004 
 
 (04-3790) 
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 
Directorate of Trade Treaty Administration 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 [ X  ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Unripened cheese 
(HS tariff heading 0406) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.13:04, Quality Standards. Standard for Cottage 
Cheese and Creamed Cottage Cheese  (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard covers the following: Purpose, Scope of 
application, Classification, Technical defi nitions, Raw materials, Permitted additives, 
Physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics and specifications, Sampling and analysis, Product designation, Country of origin, Declaration of fat content, Packing, packaging and labelling, Conformity with ot her standards, Monitoring and inspection of 
cottage cheese and creamed cottage cheese. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health .. 
8. Relevant documents:   Codex International Individua l Standard for Cottage Cheese, 
Including Creamed Cottage Cheese, C odex Stan No. C-16 - 1968, updated. G/TBT/N/SLV/49 
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 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 .. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  ],  
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, 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 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (503) 226-2800 Fax: (503) 225-6255 
Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv
 
 