WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/DOM/6
4 February 2002
(02-0525)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning tariff and other quota commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for
the year 2000 was received from the Permanent Mission of the  Dominican Republic  on
31 January 2002.G/AG/N/DOM/6
Page 2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS:  Dominican Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionTariff quota quantity in 2000 Description of import arrangement applicable Description of  products
(from Section I-B (or I-A)  of
Part I of the Schedule XXIII)(tons)
12 3 4
Chicken meat 0207.10 9,000 Request on a  "first in, first out" basis
Onions 0703.10 3,125 SameGarlic 0703.20 3,750 SamePowdered milk
*0402.10 32,000 Allocation of licence and 70% share of the quota for the
European Union, EU (22,400 MT), operated by the EU
Dry beans 0713.31 15,000 "First in, first out"
Maize (corn) 1005 897,000 SameRice 1006 12,410 SameSugar 1701 25,000 Same
Note*:  The importation calendar for powdered milk from the European Union runs from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.  Consequently, for  this row the import date is 30 March 2001.
Source: Office for the Monitoring of Imports of Products under the Technical Rectification, with data supplied by the Department  for the Promotion of Agriculture and Livestock and the
Directorate of Customs.G/AG/N/DOM/6
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ADDITIONAL DATA CONCERNING TABLE MA:1
(a) A document entitled "Technical Document Describing the Methodology Applied to
Determine the Annual Importation Calendar for the Eight Products under the Technical Rectification"
was prepared, taking account of the sowing, harvest and production schedule and the deficit period foreach one of the products included in the rectification (notified to the WTO Secretariat).
(b) If owing to any circumstances that may arise in the country it is necessary to decide on an
increase of the quota allocated, the Consultative Committee for the product in question meets,
examines the situation and reports to the Agricultural Imports Commission.
As regards questions relating to Table MA:1 the situation is as follows:(a) Within the period of general negotiations concerning the technical rectification, it was
decided to distribute the quota of the countries supplying powdered milk as follows:
70 per cent for the European Union, 15 per cent for New Zealand and the remaining
15 per cent for other suppliers.
The 70 per cent for the European Union is governed by the fiscal calendar of the
European bloc, which runs from 1 July to 30 June of each year – it began in
July 2000, with the opening of the quota period – while the remaining 30 per cent
follows the official calendar of the Dominican Republic, i.e. January – December.
(b) Import licences and certificates are granted for powdered milk from the European
Union only, and the mechanism is operated by the European Union itself.
Consequently, we do not know what procedures are used.
(c) Access to the quotas for other products and for 30 per cent of powdered milk is by
request, on a "first in, first out" basis, taking account of the traditional importers and
following up the share assigned for each product.
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