WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/SLV/107 14 November 2012 (12-6269) Original: Spanish NOTIFICATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Notifying Member: EL SALVADOR If applicable, name of local government involved: Agency responsible: Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OSARTEC (Salvadorian Technical Regulation Agency) Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.01 Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [] Specific regions or countries: Title of the notified document: RTCA 67.04.66:12, Leche Pasteurizada (Pasterizada) (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.66:12: Pasteurized milk). Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 6 Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general requirements for milk meeting the definition in Section 4 thereof. 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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard: [X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) [] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) [] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [X] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: (a) RTCA 67.01.33:06, Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios Generales (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06: Processed food and beverage industry. Good manufacturing practices. General principles); (b) RTCA 67.04.50:08, Alimentos. Criterios Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de Alimentos (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.50:08: Food products. Microbiological criteria for food safety); (c) RTCA 67.04.54:10, Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas. Aditivos Alimentarios (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.54:10: Processed foods and beverages. Food additives); (d) RTCA 67.01.07:10, Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (preenvasados) (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.07:10: General labelling of pre-packaged foods); (e) RTCA 67.01.60:10, Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.60:10: Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children of over three years of age); (f) 10. 11. 12. 13. RTCA 67.04.65:12, Uso de Términos Lecheros (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.65:12: Use of dairy terms); (g) CODEX STAN 234-1999: "Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling" and revisions thereof; (h) CODEX STAN 193-1995: "Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed" and revisions thereof; (i) Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense NTON 03 034-11, Primera Revisión. Leche Pasteurizada (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 03 034-11, First revision: Pasteurized milk); (j) Norma Guatemalteca Obligatoria NGO 34 041:2002, 2ª revisión. Leche de vaca, pasteurizada, fresca, ultra alta temperatura (UHT) y esterilizada, homogeneizada. Especificaciones (Guatemalan Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 34 041:2002, Second revision: Pasteurized, fresh, ultra-high-temperature (UHT), sterilized and homogenized cow's milk. Specifications); (k) Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria NSO 67.01.02:06, Leche de vaca pasteurizada y ultrapasteurizada. Especificaciones (Primera actualización) (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.02:06, First revision: Pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized cow's milk. Specifications); (l) Reglamento Técnico de Costa Rica RTCR 401-2006, Leche cruda y leche higienizada. Especificaciones (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 401-2006: Raw milk and processed milk. Specifications). Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): [] Trade facilitating measure Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 13 January 2013 Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: Ministerio de Economía Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (+503) 2247-5788 Fax: (+503) 2247-5789 E-mail: datco@minec.gob.sv; jmilla@minec.gob.sv Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC) 1ª Calle Poniente y Final 41 Av. Norte N° 18 Colonia Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (+503) 2247-5323; (+503) 2247-5335 E-mail: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv rparker@osartec.gob.sv zguzman@osartec.gob.sv