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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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RTCA 67.04.73: 17 Dairy Products. Ultra High Temperature Milk (UHT). Specifications

This regulation establishes the necessary conditions to catalogue an ultra high temperature milk (UHT) for its consumption and commercialization within Central America and Panama.

RTCA 67.04.54:18 Processed foods and beverages. Food Additives.

Central American technical regulation that addresses the specifications of additives used in processed foods and beverages. Including dairy products, cereals, meat products, beverages and others.

Agreement No. 485: Technical Standards for the Formulation of Forest Management Plans

The Technical Standards for Formulation of Forest Management Plans constitute a set of technical and legal rules applicable during the management and use of natural forests and private forest plantati...

Special Provisions to Facilitate the Use of Remainders from the Issuance of Agrarian Reform Bonds Authorized by the Spec...

The special provisions authorize the Salvadoran Institute of Agrarian Transformation (ISTA) to issue agrarian reform bonds up to 87.5 million colones equivalent to 10 million US dollars, intended to p...

El Salvador Produces Insurance

Produce Seguro is the first parametric insurance against natural catastrophes in El Salvador, launched in June 2018. It is designed to cover business interruptions caused by drought, excess rainfall a...

Technical guidelines for comprehensive care of children under 10 years of age El Salvador

This policy framework establishes technical guidelines for comprehensive care of children from birth to 10 years old in El Salvador, based on the IMCI strategy (Integrated Management of Childhood Illn...

Technical Regulation RT 65.06.01:18 on Biosafety of Living Modified Organisms for Agricultural Use.

This Technical Regulation is developed based on compliance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety compliance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The ...

Climate-Adapted Sustainable Agriculture Policy.

The objective of El Salvador's policy is to promote the transformation of the agricultural sector to ensure the sustainability of natural resources, food security and resilience to climate change. To ...

National Food and Nutritional Security Policy 2018-2028

The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy 2018-2028 is a strategy developed through extensive public consultation, with a country vision aimed at meeting the food needs of the Salvadoran populat...

El Salvador National Action Plan 2018-2020

Since 2009, the Government of El Salvador has been promoting concrete actions to ensure that the Salvadoran population adopts a culture based on transparency and accountability in the exercise of Stat...

Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy (PASAC)

This policy aims at the Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy, the overall objective of which is to promote the transformation of the agricultural sector to ensure the sustainability of natural resources, ...

RTCA 67.04.75:15 Central American Technical Regulation for Dairy Products - Matured Cheeses - Specifications

This technical regulation establishes the specifications that matured cheeses must comply with according to the definition in section 4 of this regulatory framework. It defines classification requirem...