WORLD TRADE G/TBT/N/SLV/139
14 December 2009
ORGANIZATION
(09-6474)
Original: Spanish Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
Member to Agreement notifying: EL SALVADOR 1.
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
Agency responsible: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT 2.
(National Science and Technology Council)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail 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 of Trade Treaty Administration)
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro, San Salvador
El Salvador
Tel.: (503) 2231 5788
Fax: (503) 2231 5789
Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 3.
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Energy efficiency and safety of integrated compact fluorescent lamps (ICS code 29.140.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
NSO-PEC 29.47.01:09 "Evaluación de la Conformidad. Procedimiento de Evaluación de la Conformidad de la Norma Salvadoreña Obligatoria NSO 29.47.01:09 Eficiencia
Energética y Seguridad de Lámparas Fluorescentes Compactas Integradas, Requisitos de
Desempeño Energético y Etiquetado" (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard - Conformity
Assessment Procedure (NSO-PEC) No. 29.47.01:09: "Conformity Assessment. Conformity Assessment Procedure in Respect of Salvadoran Mandatory Standard No. 29.47.01:09: Energy Efficiency and Safety of Integrated Compact Fluorescent Lamps.
Energy Performance and Labelling Requirements") (22 pages, in Spanish)
Description of content: The notified Standard covers the following: purpose; scope; 6.
definitions; symbols and abbreviations; procedure; conformity assessment by CONACYT; conformity assessment by customs; conformity assessment by the Defensoría del Consumidor (consumer protection agency); annexes.
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection and electrical energy saving.
8. Relevant documents:
- Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) 29.47.01:09 "Energy efficiency and safety
of integrated compact fluorescent lamps. Energy performance and labelling
requirements";
- Ley del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) (National Science
and Technology Council (CONACYT) Law);
- Ley de Protección al Consumidor (Consumer Protection Law);
- Ley Orgánica de la Dirección General de Aduanas (Law on the Organization of
the Directorate-General of Customs);
- ISO/IEC 17000 "Conformity assessment. Vocabulary and general principles"; - ISO/IEC 17050-1 "Conformity assessment – Supplier's declaration of
conformity - Part 1: General requirements";
- ISO/IEC 17050-2 "Conformity assessment – Supplier's declaration of
conformity - Part 2: Supporting documentation".
Upon publication in the Official Journal 9. Proposed date of adoption:
Six months after publication in the Official Proposed date of entry into force:
Journal
Final date for comments: 60 days after the date of notification 10.
Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 11.
numbers and e-mail 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
Tel.: (503) 2231 5788
Fax: (503) 2231 5789
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Colonia Médica
Avenida Dr Emilio Álvarez, Pasaje Dr Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas No. 51
San Salvador
El Salvador
Tel.: (503) 2234 8400 / 2234 8430
Fax: (503) 2225 6255
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.sv