WTO notification · TBT
El SalvadorProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 65.04.01:26 SLAUGHTERHOUSES. SLAUGHTER AND DRESSING OF FOOD ANIMALS. SANITARY REQUIREMENTS. 1st Revision. (46 pages in Spanish).
Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 65.04.01:26 MATADEROS. SACRIFICIO Y FAENADO DE ANIMALES DE ABASTO. REQUISITOS SANITARIOS. 1° Revisión. (46 páginas en idioma español).
El Salvador notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 April 2026. The comment period closed on 9 June 2026.
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Published here:
Buildings and installations for agricultural production processing and storage (ICS code(s): 65.040.20)
Edificios e instalaciones para el procesamiento y almacenamiento de las producciones agrícolas (Código(s) de la ICS: 65.040.20)
The comment period closed on 9 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/SLV/238; it can take them up with El Salvador.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified Salvadoran Technical Regulation sets out the infrastructural and sanitary requirements to be met by abattoirs engaged in the slaughter, preparation and deboning of animals for the market and the storage and transportation of meat, in order to obtain building and operating authorization.It applies to any natural or legal person that owns or manages abattoirs located in national territory that are engaged in the slaughter, preparation and deboning of bovine animals, goats, horses, sheep and other animal species authorized by the competent authority.The notified text also applies to the regulatory authorities involved in granting permits or authorizations, which must conduct their activities in accordance with national legislation and implement the provisions set forth therein.
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Symbol: G/TBT/N/SLV/245Comments until 6 December 2026
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