G/SPS/N/DOM/71  
18 January  2018 
(18-0488) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Departamento de Alimentos del Ministerio de Salud Pública  y 
Asistencia Social (Food Department of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare)  
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 appl icable) : Food 
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 : Proyecto de Reglamento Sanitario de Alimentos (Draft 
Food Health Regulations) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 85 
Text available at:   
http://cnmsf.gob.do/Portals/0/docs/Texto%20Legales/Reglamentos/REGLAMENTO%20SAN
ITARIO%20DE%20ALIMENTOS.pdf   
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the sanitary conditions and 
regulations for the following processes : production, handling,  importation, exportation, 
preparation, packaging, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of food for human 
consumption ; authorization of commercial establishments in order to protect the  
nutrition and health of the population ; and the monitoring of compliance with the 
Regulations, to ensure a healthy and safe food supply . It repeals all parts of the current 
Decree No. 528-01 of 1 5 May 2 001, and any other regulations or standards that are 
contrary to it.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commi ssion ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) Guidelines on nutrition labelling CAC/GL 2 -1985, 
Articles 3.2.6 and 3.4.4.  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/DOM/71  
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  [X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standa rd:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Undetermined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Undetermined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Undetermined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 31 January 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ms Zoraida A. R osado  
Directora de la Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas , OTCA (Direct or of the Office of 
Agricultural Trade Agreements)  
Ministerio de Agricultura  (Ministry of Agriculture)  
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de la Medidas Sanitarias y 
Fitosanitarias , CNMSF (Executive Secretariat for the National Comm ittee for the Application 
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures)  
Punto de Contacto/Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC  (Contact/National 
SPS enquiry point to the WTO)  
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urbanización Jardines del Norte  
Apartado Postal 101 29 
Santo Domingo, D.N.  
Dominican Republic  
Tel.: (+809) 227 6188/3164  
 (+809) 547 1575  
Fax: (+809) 540 5943  
Email : zrosado@otcasea.gob.do  
 tromero@otcasea.gob.do  
 rdcnmsf.snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/  G/SPS/N/DOM/71  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Zoraida A. R osado  
Directora de la Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas (OTCA)  
Ministerio de Agricultura  
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de la Medidas Sanitarias y 
Fitosanitarias (CNMSF)  
Punto de Contacto/Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC  
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urbanización Jardines del Norte  
Apartado Postal 10129  
Santo Domingo, D.N.  
Dominican Republic  
Tel.: (+809) 227 6188/3164  
 (+809) 547 1575  
Fax: (+809) 540 5943  
Email : zrosado@otcasea.gob.do  
 tromero@otcasea.gob.do  
 rdcnmsf.snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/