G/SPS/N/DOM/52  
10 March 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Agricultura  (Ministry of Agriculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Cocoa ( Theobroma cacao  L.) plants, fruits, seeds and parts thereof, 
and musaceae ( Musa spp.) plants. 
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. 83-2013 que prohíbe la importación de 
plantas de cacao, frutas, semillas y plantas de musáceas  (Resolution No. 83-2013 
prohibiting the importation of cocoa plants, fruits, seeds and parts thereof, and musaceae plants) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://cnmsf.gob.do/Portals/0/docs/Mar coLegal/RESOLUCION%20NO.%2083-2013.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/DOM/14_1136_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The purpose of the notified Resolution is to prohibit the 
importation of cocoa plants, fruits, seeds and parts thereof, and musaceae plants, from countries affected by Witches' Broom Disease ( Moniliophthora perniciosa  = Crinipellis 
perniciosa ) and Frosty Pod Rot ( Moniliophthora roreri ), both of which are considered highly 
pathogenic. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/DOM/52 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Document available in Spanish on the website of the Dominican Republic's National Committee for the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: 
http://cnmsf.gob.do/Portals/0/docs/Mar coLegal/RESOLUCION%20NO.%2083-2013.pdf  
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 December 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 December 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Doraluisa Sánchez 
Directora de la 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 6 ½ 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 Email: dsanchez@otcasea.gob.do  
 rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com 
 info@cnmsf.gob.do 
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/ G/SPS/N/DOM/52 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
- Doraluisa Sánchez 
Directora de la 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 6 ½ 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 Email: dsanchez@otcasea.gob.do  
 rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com 
 info@cnmsf.gob.do 
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/