. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/274
7 July 2000
(00-2798)
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 Council of Science and Technology
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):   Not applicable -
labelling
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Labelling of
Footwear (14 pages, Spanish):  Mandatory Standard NSO 59.21.01:00, Laying Down theCommercial Information that must be Incl uded on the Label for Footwear and Footwear
Parts Produced in the Country and Abroad, and Establishing the Elements and Criteria
Necessary to Ensure that the Labelling is Clear to the Consumer.
6. Description of content:   Purpose, scope of application, definitions and terminology,
materials used in the basic components of footwear, basic characteristics of shoe sizes,
labelling, Salvadorian standards to be consulted, correspondence, annex.
7.  Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
To prevent the consumer from being mislead.
8. Relevant documents:   The number of this technical regulation is:  NSO 59.21.01:00
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }26 September 2000
10. Final date for comments:   26 August 2000G/TBT/Notif.00/274
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Departamento de normalización, Metrología y Certificación de calidad
colonia Medica, pasaje Doctor Guillermo R. Pacas
# 51, San Salvador
Telephone: (503) 226-2800 and (503) 226-2999
Fax:  (503) 225-6255
Email: cit@conacyt.gob.sv
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Política Comercial
Alameda Juan Pablo II y calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro
San SalvadorTelephone:  (503) 221-3578
Fax:  (503) 221-4771