International Classification for Standards (ICS) code: 65.020.01

Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 65.02.01:13: Maximum residue limits for chemical pesticides in fruit and vegetables for domestic production and import

On 24 October 2013 the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document G/SPS/N/SLV/109, draft Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 65.02.01:13 on maximum residue limits for chemical pesticides in fruit and vegetables for domestic production and import. This text regulates pesticide and metabolite residues in fruit and vegetables by establishing Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs), based on the MRLs set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Union (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council), so as to ensure that such residues pose no risk to human or animal health or to the environment.

The purpose of the present Addendum is to inform WTO Members that the content of this Salvadoran Technical Regulation has been updated. In light of the foregoing, there will be a period of 60 days for the submission of comments and observations as from the date of notification.