G/TBT/N/DOM/227/Rev.1  
15 November  2023 
(23-7694) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 in general (ICS code : 17.020) ; Gaseous fuels (ICS code : 75.160.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTM-003-2012 
Reglamento para el control metrológico de los equipos que se utilizan en la 
comercialización del gas licuado de petroleo (GLP)  (Metrological Technical Regulation 
RTM-003-2012, Regulation for the metrological control of equipment used in the 
marketing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) (17 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of conte nt: 
The notified draft Metrological Technical Regulation covers:  
• Definitions  
• Measuring system and its constituents  
• Safety precautions  
• Accuracy classes  
• Maximum permissible errors  
• Minimum volumes for verification  
• Verification method  
• Verification tests  G/TBT/N/DOM/227/Rev.1  
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  • Declaration of conformity  
• Repair, sealing and placement into service  
• Administrative procedure for verifications  
• Responsibility  
• Penalties  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The purpose of this Technical Regulation is to establish the processes and 
methods for the mandatory State verification (initial, periodic, complementary and 
extraordinary) of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) measuring instruments, as the 
transparency of comme rcial transactions depends on the results ; Prevention of deceptive 
practices and consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : 1. OIML R 117 -1, Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other 
than water - Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements.  
2. Law No. 166-12 on the Dominican Quality System.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determine d 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] 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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