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Notifying Member: EL SALVADOR

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)

Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales (Directorate for the Administration of Trade Agreements)

Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador

Website: https://www.economia.gob.sv/

Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788; Fax: (+503) 2590 5789

Email: datco@economia.gob.sv

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Yoghurt (ICS code: 67.100.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano -RTCA- 67.04.79:23 PRODUCTOS LÁCTEOS. YOGUR (YOGURT, YOGURTH, YOGHURT, YOGOURT). ESPECIFICACIONES (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.79:23: Milk products. Yoghurt. Specifications) (7 pages, in Spanish)

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Description of content: The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes the technical specifications to be met by yoghurt, as defined in Article 4.1 thereof.

It applies to yoghurt for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of the States parties.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

·        RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios Generales (current version).

·        RTCA Alimentos. Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos (current version).

·        RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas. Aditivos Alimentarios (current version).

·        RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados) (current version).

·        RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad (current version).

·        RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros (current version).

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, 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

Website: https://www.economia.gob.sv/

Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788; Fax: (+503) 2590 5789

Email: datco@economia.gob.sv

Consejo Nacional de Calidad (National Quality Council)

Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)

Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC, Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador

Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv

Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335; (+503) 2590 5338

Email: consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv