G/TBT/N/DOM/238  
14 November  2023 
(23-7672) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad , INDOCAL (Dominican Institute for Quality)  
Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department)  
Santo Domingo  
Tel.: (+809) 686 2205  
Rocío De La Cruz, email: rdelacruz@indocal.gob.do  
Publio Camilo, email: pcamilo@indocal.gob.do  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Metrology 
and mea surement . Physical phenomena (ICS code : 17) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : REGLAMENTO 
TÉCNICO METROLÓGICO - REQUISITOS TÉCNICOS Y METROLÓGICOS DE MEDIDORES 
DOMICILIARIOS DE AGUA POTABLE  (Metrological Technical Regulation - Metrological and 
technical requirements for domestic water meters for potable water) (23 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  
The notified draft Metrological Technical Regulation covers:  
• Definitions, symbols and abbreviations  
• Materials and construction of meters  
• Correction and adjustment  
• Indicator requirements  
• Specific requirements  
• Packaging, marking or labelling requirements  
• Documented information  
• Type approval, harmonization and batch inspection  
• Market surveillance and penalties  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The purpose of this Technical Regulation is to establish the metrological 
requirements that domestic water meters for potable water must meet and the technical G/TBT/N/DOM/238  
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  procedures that should be applied for type approval and initial verification (batch 
inspection).  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 166-12 on the Dominican Quality System.  
• NORDOM 100  SISTEMA INTERNACIONAL DE UNIDADES. (SI), (first revision, 
2018).  
• International Vocabulary of Metrology - Basic and general concepts and 
associated terms (VIM), 2012 edition.  
• International standard or recommendation : Water meters for cold potable water 
and hot water - Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements . International 
Organization of Legal Metrology, OIML R 49 -1:2013.  
• International standard or recommendation : Water meters for cold potable water 
and hot water - Part 2 : Test methods . International  Organization of Legal 
Metrology, OIML R 49 -2:2013.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Información sobre OTC  (National TBT enquiry point)  
Viceministerio de Comercio Exterior , VICOMEX (Vice -Ministry of Foreign Trade)  
Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mypimes , MICM (Ministry of Industry, Trade and 
MSMEs)  
Avenida 27 de Febrero No. 306 
Torre MICM  
Bella Vista  
Tel.: (+809) -685-5171 
Email: rdotc@micm.gob.do  
Website: https://micm.gob.do  
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