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Legislative Decree No. 605: Amendment to the Law Promoting Hygienic Production of Milk and Dairy Products and Regulating...

Legislative Decree No. 605 amends Article 21 of El Salvador's Law Promoting Hygienic Production of Milk and Dairy Products and Regulating Their Sale. The amendment updates the rules governing the comm...

Implementation- Ongoing

Legislative Decree No. 606 – Special Law for the Environmental Trust for the Conservation of Coffee Forests (FICAFE)

Special law of El Salvador exceptionally extending for up to five years the term of the Environmental Trust for the Conservation of Coffee Forests (FICAFE), allowing the coffee sector to continue bene...

Implementation- Ongoing

Legislative Decree No. 608: Budget Allocation for PROGRESAR Rural

Legislative Decree of El Salvador amending the 2026 Budget Law to incorporate US$554,615 from an International Fund for Agricultural Development loan to initiate implementation of the Sustainable, Inc...

Implementation- Ongoing

Legislative Decree No. 577: Amendments to the Law on Plant Health, Animal Health and Food Safety of Unprocessed Plant or...

Legislative Decree No. 577 amends El Salvador's Law on Plant Health, Animal Health and Food Safety of Unprocessed Plant or Animal-Origin Foods in order to clarify the authority of the Ministry of Agri...

Implementation- Ongoing

Law Creating the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority

Legislative Decree No. 510 creates the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority (ASEA) and establishes the legal and institutional framework for the design, implementation and execution of public policies on...

Implementation- Ongoing

National Policy on Integrated Water Resource Management

" The National Policy for Integrated Water Resource Management is based on a set of principles, resources, instruments, formal and informal regulations, rights, powers, and responsibilities, through w...

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Legislative Decree No. 501: Tax Exemption for the Donation of cans of Tuna for Social Programmes

Legislative Decree of El Salvador exempting the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock from import duties, value-added tax, maritime and port service charges, storage and handling costs, and other taxe...

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Bi-Regional EU–CELAC Declaration Pact on Care

The Bi-Regional EU–CELAC Declaration Pact on Care (2025), adopted during the IV EU–CELAC Summit held in Santa Marta, Colombia, reaffirms the joint commitment to promote a care agenda focused on ge...

Decree No. 143 Authorizing the Financing Agreement with IFAD for PROGRESAR Rural

Favorable opinion issued by the Finance and Special Budget Committee of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador to authorize the Executive Branch, through the Ministry of Finance, to sign a financing ...

Implementation- Ongoing

Business Guide for Coffee from El Salvador: Navigating EUDR Due Diligence Obligations

This guide was presented by authorities from the European Union, the International Trade Centre, the Ministry of Economy, and the Salvadoran Coffee Institute. It represents a joint effort to promote a...

Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 65.05.63:11 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) (ES)

Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 65.05.63:11 addresses Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the animal feed industry. It ensures that the production and processing of these products are s...

Growing Together Law for the Comprehensive Protection of Early Childhood, Children and Adolescents

The Growing Together Law establishes the regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of the rights of early childhood, children and adolescents in El Salvador. This legislation aims to guara...