. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/35
24 November 2003
(03-6235)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Ministry of the
Economy, Commercial Contract Directorate,  Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro San Salvador.  Tel.:  231 5788, Fax:  231 5789
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):   Natural honey
(HS 04.09)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO 67.19.01:03
Natural Honey.  Specifications (First Updating), 13 pages, in Spanish.
6. Description of content:   This Standard includes the following headings:  subject, scope,
definitions, abbreviations and symbols, classification and description, classification by its
botanical origin, according to the harvesting procedure, according to its presentation,
according to its form of production, according to its destination, according to its
technological process, composition and requirements, sensory characteristics, physical and
chemical characteristics, additives, hygiene, microbiological criteria, residues, sampling,methods of analysis, labelling, appendix, implementation and verification;  to ensure
compliance with the physico-chemical and microbiological specifications of Apis mellifera
honey sold in El Salvador independently of its origin, presentation and final destination;  to
establish the Standard to ensure the quality and safety of natural honey sold in El Salvador.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human healthG/TBT/N/SLV/35
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8. Relevant documents:   Official Standards:
- Directive 2001/110/CE;  Official Journal No. L010 of 12 January 2002 pp. 47-52;
- CODEX STAN 12-1981, Rev. 2 2001;
- O 67.10.01:03 General Labelling for Prepackaged Foods;- NSR 67.00.241:02 Code of Practices for General Food Hygiene Principles;
- Codex Alimentarius FAO/WHO.  Sampling Plans for Prepackaged Foods
(CAC/RM 1995) Volume XIII.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days beginning from the date of notification
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months beginning from the date of adoption
10. Final date for comments:   60 days beginning from the date of notification
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