WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.358
4 August 1999
(99-3300)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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)
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):   2201.90.00
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   W a t e r ,  D r i n k i n g
Water, Revision (17 pages and 4 Annexes, in Spanish);  Technical RegulationsNSO 13.07.01.97 Establishing the Physical, Chemical, Microbiological and RadioActive
Characteristics of Water for Human Consumption
6. Description of content:  The purpose of these Technical Regulations is to establish the
technical provisions for drinking water.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Technical Regulations define the physical characteristics, together with their
recommended values, procedures, registration, minimum sampling frequency and
standardized methods to be used for municipal or public utility water supplies in the
Republic of El Salvador.
8. Relevant documents:   Salvadorian Mandatory Standard NSO 13.07.01.97
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 September 1999
10. Final date for comments:  30 August 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   Consejo de Ciencia y Technología (CONACYT), Departmento
de Normalización, Metrología y Certificación de la calidad, colonia Médica, avenida
Dr. Emilio Alvarez, pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas #51, San Salvador, El Salvador,C.A tel. (503)2262800, 2262999, fax (503)2256255, e-mail cit@conacyt.gob.sv
Ministerio de Economía, dirección de Política Comercial, Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle
Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador C.A., tel. (503)2213583,
fax (503)2214771, e-mail policom@sal.gbm.net