El Salvador

Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 65.02.01:13: Maximum residue limits for chemical pesticides in fruit and vegetables for domestic production and importOn 22 December 2025 the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document G/SPS/N/SLV/109/Add.1, 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 this Addendum is to notify WTO Members that the content of this Salvadoran Technical Regulation has been updated, and they will therefore have a period of 30 days from the date of this notification to submit comments and observations.https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/SLV/26_01001_00_s.pdf

Salvadoran Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 65.02.01:13: Maximum residue limits for chemical pesticides in fruit and vegetables for domestic production and importOn 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.https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/SLV/25_09150_00_s.pdf

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;(d) 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/SPS/N/SLV/149- 2 - (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.

Acuerdo Ministerial No. 133 de fecha 16 de septiembre de 2024 Modificativa del Acuerdo Ministerial No. 39, de fecha 9 de abril de 2024, mediante el cual se acordó "Declarar Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria frente al riesgo de introducción y la internación del GBG en todo el territorio nacional" (Ministerial Decision No. 133, dated 16 September 2024, amending Ministerial Decision No. 39, dated 9 April 2024, "issuing an animal health alert throughout national territory in view of the risk of introduction and entry of NWS") El Salvador hereby advises that Ministerial Decision No. 39, published in the Official Journal Volume No. 443, No. 67 of 11 April 2024, issuing an animal health alert in view of the threat of New World screwworm, is being amended pursuant to Ministerial Decision No. 133, to be published in Official Journal Volume No. 445, No. 189 of 4 October 2024. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/SLV/24_06731_00_s.pdf

The notified Ministerial Decision concerning agriculture and livestock issues an animal health alert in view of the occurrence of reinfestation by Cochliomyia hominivorax, also known as New World screwworm (NWS), in Panama, Costa Rica and, more recently, Nicaragua. El Salvador has been free of this disease since 1995, when it was eradicated from national territory. The entry into the country of live animals of susceptible species from countries infested with NWS poses a high risk of the spread and establishment of the disease in our country, which could affect domestic production through losses caused by a deterioration in the health status of affected animals. Animals could even die in the event of severe infestations. The disease can also affect human beings and therefore poses a risk to public health as well.