Packaging and distribution of goods in general (ICS code: 55.020)

Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 55.02.01:25 EMBALAJE DE MADERA. MEDIDAS FITOSANITARIAS, REQUISITOS PARA EL USO DE LA MARCA INTERNACIONAL Y PARA EL OTORGAMIENTO DEL REGISTRO (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 55.02.01:25, Wood packaging material. Phytosanitary measures, requirements for the use of the international mark and for registration) (26 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation establishes the phytosanitary measures needed to reduce the risk of introducing and/or spreading quarantine pests associated with wood packaging material used in international trade. It also regulates the use of the internationally-recognized mark.

It establishes the requirements for granting operating permits to wood packaging material phytosanitary treatment plants and for renewing permits.

It applies throughout the national territory to all natural and legal persons who perform authorized phytosanitary treatments for wood packaging material, and who apply the internationally-recognized mark.

The following wood packaging material is exempt from compliance with this RTS:

(a) Wood packaging material made exclusively from processed wood material such as plywood, particle board, oriented strand board or veneer that has been created using glue, heat and pressure or a combination thereof;

(b) Sawdust, wood shavings and wood wool;

(c) Wooden barrels or casks that have been heated during manufacture and used to transport alcoholic beverages;

(b) Boxes, cases, receptacles or containers made from wood that has been processed in accordance with point (a) of this paragraph, in a way that renders it free of pests, presented with the commodities for which they are intended;

(e) Wood packaging made entirely from thin wood (6 mm or less in thickness);

(f) Wood components that are permanently attached to a conveyance or container;

(g) Wood used as dunnage for a shipment of wood, provided that it is cut from the same species and quality of wood, and that it meets the same phytosanitary requirements as the shipment.