G/SPS/N/DOM/69  
 
16 May 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanita ry Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
 NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: DOMINICAN  REPUBLIC  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Agricultura, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal  
(Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Plant Health)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Acephate, diafenthiuron , profenofos, propiconazol e, 
thiabendazole , cotton, tobacco , rice, tomat oes, potatoes , soya  beans , cabbage s, 
cauliflower s, chilli peppers , bananas, plantains , mango es, cucurbits  and onions  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución No. 34 -2016, que regula uso de ciertas 
moléculas de plaguicidas en vegetales y frutas (Resolutio n No. 34-2016 regulating the 
use of  certain  pesticide molecules on vegeta bles and fruit ) Language(s): Spanish  
Number of pages: 3 
Text available at:  
http://cnmsf.gob.do/Portals/0/docs/Texto%20Legales/Resoluciones/Sanidad%20Vegetal
/Resolucion%20No.%2034 -
2016.%20Declara%20el%20Insecticida%20de%20uso%20Restringido%20y%20%20Per
mite%20el%20Uso%2 0en%20algunos%20prodc.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified  Resolution  provides for the following : 
 the insecticide  acephate  is declared to be of restricted use ; it is permitted for cotton , 
tobacco, rice, pastur age, tomatoes , potatoes and  soya beans ; 
 use of the insecticide  diafenthiuron  is extended to chilli pepper , cabbage, cauliflower  
and tomat o crops  and the  pre-harvest waiting  periods  are established  as follows : 
seven days for  tomat oes, 14 days for cabbage s and cauliflower s, 21 days for 
potatoes and 28 days for  chilli peppers ; 
 the pre-harvest waiting  period for rice  treated with  the insecticid e profenofos is 
reduced to 14 days and the pre-harvest waiting  period for banan as treated with the 
fungicid e propiconazole is reduced to three days ;   
 use of the fungicide  thiabendazole is extended to plantain , mango, cucurbit , onion  
and rice  crops  and the post-harvest waiting  period for banan as is reduce d to zero 
days. 
The notified Resolution partially replaces  Resolution No. 61 -2011.  G/SPS/N/DOM/69  
 
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  7. Objective and ration ale: [ X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and la nguage(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Immediate ly 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X] National Notification 
Autho rity, [ X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas (OTCA)   
Ministerio de Agricultura  
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de las Medidas  Sanitarias y 
Fitosanitarias (CNMSF)  
Punto de Contacto  / Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC  
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urb. Jardines del Norte, CP 10602  
Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana  
Tel.:  (+809) 227 -6188 
   (+809) 227 -3164 
   (+809) 547 -1575 
Fax:  (+809) 540 -5943 
E-mail: rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do  G/SPS/N/DOM/69  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:    
Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas (OTCA)  
Ministerio de Agricultura  
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité Nacional pa ra la Aplicación de las Medidas Sanitarias y 
Fitosanitarias (CNMSF)  
Punto de Contacto  / Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC  
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urb. Jardines del Norte, CP 10602  
Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana  
Tel.: (+809) 227 -6188 
   (+809) 227 -3164 
   (+809) 547 -1575 
Fax:  (+809) 540 -5943 
E-mail:  rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.d o