WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SLV/45
21 May 2002
(02-2772)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health (DGSVA), Ministry
of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG)
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).  Rice seeds for sowing.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of the Adoption of a
Temporary Emergency Quarantine Measure on Rice Seeds for Sowing.
5. Description of content:  Temporary ban on the  importation and transportation of rice seeds
for sowing.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Provisions to ensure plant protection and protection of
territory from damage from pests.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  29 April 2002
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Plant Health Division
Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health (DGSVA)
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG)Fax: (503) 228-9029, (503) 229-2613 and (503) 228-2862
E-mail: sanvegst@telemovil.net
sanvegdgsva@telemovil.net
reg.fis@salnet.net