G/TBT/N/DOM/226  
21 February  2018 
(18-1136) 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:  
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare)  
Departamento de Alimentos  (Food Department)  
Av. Héctor Homero Hernández, Esq . Av. Tiradentes, Ensanche La Fe  
Santo Domingo, R.D. 10514  
Tel.: +1 809 -541-3121 
Email: info@ministeriodesalud.gob.do , rosariocabrerat@gmail.com , 
fatima.cabrera@ministeriodesalud.gob.do  
Name and address (including telephone 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 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : ICS 67.100  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
sanitario de leche y productos lácteos en la República Dominicana  (Health Regulations for 
milk and milk products in the Domi nican Republic) (118 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Responsible agencies and their competences ; components of the 
dairy chain ; collection centre and requirements ; transport ; processing plants ; marks; 
stamps ; certification and inspection ; control ; packaging and labelling ; staff requirements ; 
classification of milk and milk products ; sampling and analyses ; and safety.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Regulations establish the legal, technical and administrative rules 
relating to the quality and safety of milk and milk products during production, processing, 
distribution and retail.  
8. Relevant documents : Ley 42 -01 de Salud Pública de la República Dominicana  
(Law No. 42-01 on public health in the Dominican Republic)  
Ley No. 8-95 de Lactancia materna  (Law No. 8-95 on breast -feeding)  
CAC/GL 13 -1991, NORDOM 1, NORDOM 19, NORDOM 30, NORDOM 53, NORDOM 74, 
NORDOM 275, NORDOM 494, NORDOM 599, NORDOM 683, NORDOM 731, NORDOM 742, 
NORDOM  743, NORDOM 805.  G/TBT/N/DOM/226  
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  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 the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare)  
Departamento de Alimentos  (Food Department)  
Av. Héctor Homer o Hernández, Esq . Av. Tiradentes, Ensanche La Fe,  
Santo Domingo, R.D. 10514  
Tel.: +1 809 -541-3121 
Email: info@ministeriodesalud.gob.do , rosariocabrerat@gmail.com , 
fatima.cabrera@ministeriodesalud.gob.do  
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