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30 January  2020 
(20-0748) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 8 January 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of El Salvador . 
 
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Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 11.03.64:11 : "Pharmaceutical products"  
On 1 3 February 2 012, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document 
G/TBT/N/SLV/160, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 11.03.64:11 : 
"Pharmaceutical products . Natural medicines for human use . Sanitary registration requirements".  
The description of content stated that the purpose of the draft was to establish the conditions and 
requirements for the sanitary registration of natural medicines for human use intended for 
marketing . The Technical R egulation applies to natural medicines for human use that are 
manufactured or imported by natural or legal persons for marketing in the Central American region.  
It does not apply to products containing as the constituent responsible for pharmacological act ivity 
active substances that are chemically synthesized or isolated from natural material, or to ophthalmic 
or parenteral pharmaceutical products.  
The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has 
been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date 
of this notification.  
The relevant text is available online at:  
Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration of Trade 
Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/http://www.minec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical Regulation 
Agency)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle L empa, costado norte de INSAFORP, edificio CNC, Ilopango  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv/http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5338 ; (+503) 2590 5331 ; (+503) 2590 5335  
Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SLV/20_0641_00_s.pdf  
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