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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SLV/48
7 October 2003
(03-5258)
Committee on Sanitary and 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):
Fishery products
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:  Visual Inspection Procedures for
Detecting Parasites in Fishery Products  (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Salvadorian Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.32.03:03
establishing control requirements for the handling of fishery products. This technical regulation
covers the  purpose, scope of application, definitions, specifications and characteristics, and
monitoring and verification.
This Standard adopts Commission Decision 93/140/EEC with regard to fishery
products.
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:
[   ] 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish.
9. Proposed date of adoption:   60 days from the date of notification
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of adoption
11. 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 address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/SLV/48
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12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
Ministry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle GuadalupePlan Maestro, San 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:
National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Colonia Médica
Avenida Dr. Emilio ÁlvarezPasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51
San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 226-2800
Fax:  (503) 225-6255
Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv