WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.251
16June1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2457)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ELSALVADOR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Science andTechnology Council (CONACYT)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): SAC Code 0406.10.00
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Non-Matured Cheese.
Specifications (10pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Technical regulations containing areport andtechnical
provisions onnon-matured cheese andthetechnical specifications therefor, covering
consultation rules, definitions, classification anddescription, feedstock andother
materials, general, sensorial, chemical andmicrobiological characteristics, sampling,
testing andanalysis methods, packaging andlabelling, storage andtransport, and
conformity withother standards.
7. Objective andrationale: Toregulate therequisite characteristics andtechnical
specifications offresh ornon-matured cheese, sothattheymaybereflected inthe
processing ofthisproduct forthesakeofsafeconsumption.
8. Relevant documents: NSO 67.01.04:95
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:28February 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 13February 1997
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11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
CONACYT
Department ofStandardization,
Metrology andQuality Certification
Urb.Isidro Menéndez Pje.SanAntonio 51
SanSalvador
Tel: 2262800
Fax: 2256255; and
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Department ofTrade Policy
Alameda JuanPablo IIyCalle Guadalupe PlanMaestro
SanSalvador
Tel: 2213578
Fax: 2214771