G/LIC/N/2/DOM/3  
22 December  2022 
(22-9729) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT1 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
The following notification, dated 9 December 2 022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Dominican Republic.  
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying member  Dominican Republic  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Decree No. 553-22, establishing the Regulations on the rules of 
procedure for agricultural imports under the tariff rate  quotas in the 
Dominican Republic's World Trade Organization (WTO) Schedule XXIII 
of tariff concessions  
3 Publication date  30 September 2 022 
4 Date of entry into force  30 September 2 022 
5 Website link/  
Official publication  
of the new 
regulation/procedure  www.consultoria.gov.do  
6 Have you attached a copy 
of the regulation (PDF) to 
the Secretariat?  [*] Yes.  
(Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification.)  
 
[ ] No. 
7 Type of notification  [*] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer question 8 
to 14) 
 
[ ] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been previously 
notified in document : ______________ ; (please answer question 15 
and 16)  
8 List of products subject 
to licensing  Please provide the HS codes and detailed descriptions of the products . 
In case of a long list, please attach the list as an Annex in MS WORD 
document.  
 
Chicken meat (0207.11, 0207.12 and 0207.14) ; Milk powder (0402.10, 
0402.21 and 0402.29) ; Garlic (0703.20) ; Onion (0703.10) ; Beans 
(0713.31, 0713.32 and 0713.33) ; Corn (1005) ; Rice (1006) ; 
Sugar (1701)  
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic : [*] 
 
Non-automatic : [*] 
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  G/LIC/N/2/DOM/3  
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   Category  Notification details  
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  a)  Protection of public morals;  
b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health ; protect 
environment;  
c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and the 
prevention of deceptive practices;  
e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. C ITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions, etc.);  
f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
h)  Other : __________ ( please specify ). 
11 Administrative body(ies) 
for submission of 
application;  Ministry/authority and Department : Commission for Agricultural 
Imports . Chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture/Department of Import 
Licensing for Agricultural Products  
Address : Autopista Duarte Km. 6 1/2, Los Jardines del Norte, CP 
10602, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional  
Website : www.agricultura.gob.do  
Telephone : +1809-227-6188; +1809-547-3888 
Email: info.importacion@agricultura.gob.do ; info@otca.gob.do   
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility  Ministry/authority and Department Commissio n for Agricultural 
Imports . Chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture/Department of Import 
Licensing for Agricultural Products  
Address : Autopista Duarte Km. 6 1/2, Los Jardines del Norte, CP 
10602, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional  
Website : www.agricultura.gob .do; www.otca.gob.d o 
Telephone : +1809-227-6188; +1809-547-3888 
Email: info.importacion@agricultura.gob.do ; info@otca.gob.do  
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure  Ongoing  
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages  The aim of the Regulations is to govern the import policy applicable to tariff 
rate quotas  (TRQ)  under the Dominican Republic's WTO Schedule XXIII of 
tariff concessions, for garlic, rice, chicken meat, onion, beans, milk powder 
and corn . To that end, it establishes a system of non -automatic import 
licenses for the adjudication of TRQ for those products, with the exception 
of corn, which is governed by the automatic licensing system.  
The competent body for the allocation and administration of TRQ is the 
Commission for Agricultural Imports . The Ministry of Agriculture is the 
institution responsible for implementing the Regulations.  
The Commission for Agricultural Imports must publish a call for 
applications for the allocation of TRQ on the website of the Min istry of 
Agriculture, by 1 October  of each year at the latest . The period for 
submitting applications for WTO TRQ shall expire 15 working days after 
the date indicated upon publication of the convening notice . Prior 
registration in the Registry of Agricult ural Importers is needed to apply for 
these TRQ (G/LIC/N/2/DOM/1 ) and to submit an application for the 
quantities of TRQ to the Department of Import Licensing for Agricultural 
Products of the Ministry of Agriculture, with the duly completed WTO 
application form for TRQ. The Regulations provide for a period of one year,  
from the time of publication, for the user to apply for the allocation of 
shares of TRQ, even if the applicant is not registered in the Registry of 
Agricultural Importers.  
The volumes of WTO TRQ shall be allocated on the basis of:  
a) End use of the product c oncerned and the line of business of the 
applicants.  
b) Historical record of the total imports of agricultural goods made by 
the applicant during the sixty (60) months prior to the cut -off date 
established in Article 11 of these Regulations.  
c) Quantities reques ted by the applicants.  
d) Quantities available for traditional importers and new importers, by 
type of product.  G/LIC/N/2/DOM/3  
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   Category  Notification details  
The Commission shall publish the allocation of import volumes on the 
website of the Ministry of Agriculture by 1 5 January  at the latest . This 
publication must include the opening and closing dates of each quota in 
the calendar year . The Directorate General of Customs shall assign an 
electronic code to each applicant through the Integrated Customs 
Management System . These codes shall be issued within five working 
days of the publication of the allocation.  
With the aim of guaranteeing that the quotas allocated are used, the 
beneficiary must provide written notice of the total or partial non -use of 
the allocated quota by 3 1 August  of each year, at the la test. Beneficiaries 
not using their allocation and not providing prior notice of this shall be 
penalized by the non -allocation of a quota for the product in question for 
the subsequent calendar year . The Commission for Agricultural Imports 
shall reassign t he quotas returned under the same allocation method.  
15 In the case of 7(b), 
please indicate the type 
of new change(s)  a)  Termination  
b)  Suspension  
c)  Modification of specific details in existing 
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
 Administrative purpose  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application  
 Documentation requirements (including application form)  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures  
 Validity of licence;  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements  
 Other : __________ (please specify).  
 
16  Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one 
of the WTO official 
languages)   
 
__________