. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/32
10 October 2003
(03-5362)
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 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
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro, San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 231-5788Fax:  (503) 231-5789
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):   Fish and crustaceans,
molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates  (Harmonized System chapter 03)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Total Volatile Basic
Nitrogen (TVB-N) Limit Values for Certain Categories of Fishery Products and the Analysis
Methods to be Used  (6 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Salvadorian Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.02:03
establishing the Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (TVB-N), Trimethylamine-Nitrogen
(TMA-N) and histamine limit values for fishery products.  This technical regulation covers
the purpose, scope of application, definitions, specifications and characteristics, sanitary
control, references, monitoring and verification, and regulatory annexes.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health
8. Relevant documents:   This Standard adopts Council Directive 91/ 493/EEC with regard to
fishery products.
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 notificationG/TBT/N/SLV/32
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11. Texts available from:
Ministry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro, San SalvadorTel.:  (503) 231-5788
Fax:  (503) 231-5789
E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv
National enquiry point [   ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and
Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Colonia Médica
Avenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51
San SalvadorTel.:  (503) 226-2800
Fax:  (503) 225-6255
Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv