. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SLV/53 
11 December 2003 
 (03-6548) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish  
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT) 
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):  
Edible fats and oils (Harmonized System chapter 15) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Standard for Edible Fats and Oils 
Not Covered by Individual CODEX Standards (6 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Salvadorian Mandatory Sta ndard (NSO) No. 67.23.01:03 
establishes the following: purpose, scope of application, definitions, requirements, test 
methods, packaging and labelling, normative re ferences, monitoring and verification. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties, 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: 
 This Standard adopts C odex Standard 19-1989, Rev.1.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or addre ss, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  G/SPS/N/SLV/53 
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13. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point  
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Tel.:  (503) 231-5788 
Fax:  (503) 231-5789 E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Consejo Nacional de Cienci a y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica 
Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 Tel.:  (503) 226-2800 Fax:  (503) 225-6255 
Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv
 
 