WORLD TRADE
G/SPS/N/SLV/1
14November 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4825)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ELSALVADOR
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Directorate-General ofPlant andAnimal Health, Ministry of
Agriculture andLivestock
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Coconut palms and
hostgrasses ofthevector ofthedisease
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Emergency Phytosanitary Measures
toPrevent theIntroduction of"Lethal Yellowing ofCoconut" intoElSalvador (2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thedocument establishes abanonimports ofcoconuts,
propagative material andmanufacturing material ofcoconut from countries inwhich the
disease "Lethal Yellowing ofCoconut" ispresent. Thebanalsoapplies tohostgrasses
ofthevector ofthedisease coming from thesame countries.
6. Objective andrationale: Phytosanitary protection
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Thepresence of"Lethal Yellowing ofCoconut" has
beendetected incountries thatexport toElSalvador, where thedisease doesnotexist
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) inwhich these are available: Executive
Decree No.276,Agriculture andLivestock Area, of20August 1996, published inthe
Official Journal No.154, Volume 332, of21August 1996, andintheperiodical
"ElDiario deHoy" of23August 1996. (Spanish)
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 21August 1996
11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother
body: Directorate-General ofPlant andAnimal Health, Cantón ElMatazano de
Soyapango, SanSalvador, ElSalvador. Tel.(503) 227-3924 andFax.(503) 227-2594.