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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SLV/13
15 July 1998
(98-2810)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Directorate-General of Plant and Animal Health, Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Meat
and meat products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Salvadorian Official Standard
NSO-ZOO-002-98.  Zoosanitary Procedures and Requirements for the Verification of
Imported Meat and Meat Products
5. Description of content:  The purpose of this Standard is to establish the technical
procedures and specifications for the verification of meat products importation of which is
subject to regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, so as to ascertain that
they do not constitute a health risk for animals and are of optimum hygienic-sanitary quality
for human consumption.
6. Objective and rationale: Human and animal health
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   It is less restrictive than the international rules.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Gazette,
(Diario Oficial) No. 66, Volume No. 339, 14 April 1998 (in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 1998
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 August 1998
11. Final date for comments:  1 August 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Directorate-General of Plant and
Animal HealthG/SPS/N/SLV/13
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12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería
Final 1a Av. Norte y 13 Calle Oriente y Ave. Manuel Gallardo
Nueva San Salvador
Fax:  (503) 2289029
E-mail:  reg.fic@salnet.net