G/SPS/N/DOM/61  
26 May 2015  
(15-2718)  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: 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): National Programme for the Monitoring and Surveillance of Pesticide 
Residues in Food (MOVIREA) 
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. 04-2015, se establece el Programa 
Nacional de Monitoreo y Vigilancia de Residuos de Plaguicidas en Alimentos (MOVIREA) en la República Dominicana  (Resolution No. 04-2015 establishing the National Programme for 
the Monitoring and Surveillance of Pesticide Residues in Food (MOVIREA) in the Dominican 
Republic) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 5 
http://cnmsf.gob.do/Portals/0/docs/Texto%20Legales/Resoluciones/Inocuidad%20Aliment
aria/Resoluci%C3%B3n%20No.%2004-2015%20MOVIREA.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/DOM/15_2122_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The National Programme for the Monitoring and Surveillance of 
Pesticide Residues in Food (MOVIREA) establishes the following elements: 
1. The surveillance and monitoring of pesticide residues in food (sampling plan); 
2. A sanitary inspection programme, and programmes to follow up on results in the event 
of non-conformity owing to the presence of illegal pesticide residues in food destined 
for national consumption or export, which are detected by the national control authorities or agencies of countries importing food from the Dominican Republic; 
3. A training programme on good agricultural practices and good manufacturing 
practices; 
4. The distribution/dissemination of technical information, guides, videos and posters on 
the importance of food safety and hygiene. 
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.  G/SPS/N/DOM/61 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  CAC/GL 33-1999: Recommended methods of sampling 
for the determination of pesticide residues for compliance with MRLs. 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2015 
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:  
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: rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com  info@otcasea.gob.do Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/ G/SPS/N/DOM/61 
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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: 
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: rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com 
 info@otcasea.gob.do Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/