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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SLV/24
6 August 1999
(99-3344)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health, Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  31.02 to 31.05 Ammonium phosphate fertilizers
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Salvadorian Official Standard
NSO REG.  FISC. –007-98, Specifications for Ammonium Phosphate Fertilizers (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  The purpose of this Standard is to establish the specifications for
ammonium phosphates used as fertilizer.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [X] animal health,  [X] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [X].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Gazette
(Diario Oficial) No. 203, Volume No. 341, Friday, 30 October 1998, in Spanish
9. Proposed date of adoption:    1 October 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:    1 October 1999
11. Final date for comments:  1 October 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Directorate-General of Plant and Animal HealthG/SPS/N/SLV/24
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [X] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería
Final 1a Av. Norte y 13 Calle Oriente y Av. Manuel GallardoNueva San Salvador
Fax:  (503) 2289029
E-mail:  reg.fis@salnet.net