The Salvadoran Standards Organism (OSN) is the entity responsible for:
- Drafting, updating, adopting, derogating, and disseminating standards that seek the improvement of the quality of the products, processes, and services; and coordinating the drafting, adoption, and adjustment of standards through technical committees.
- Contributing to and participating in the development of national and international standards.
- Developing a national standards program that will be approved by the Council
- Promoting the creation of standards technical committees and sub-
committees for the development of standards. - Representing El Salvador in regional or international standard organizations
- Maintaining, updating and making available for the public, a database of standards implemented or under drafting process in El Salvador.
- Enforcing the application of technical standards in all sectors.