G/TBT/N/DOM/196  
8 July 2013  
(13-3575)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad, INDOCAL (Dominican Institute for Quality) 
Calle Oloff Palme esquina Av. Núñez de Cáceres Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Tel.: (+1) 809 686-2205; Fax: (+1) 809 688-3843 
Website: http://www.indocal.gob.do/ ; E-mail: INDOCAL@indocal.gob.do  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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): 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 91.100.10 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: NORDOM 91:1-
020, Método de análisis químico de los cementos hidráulicos  (Dominican Standard 
(NORDOM) No. 91:1-020: Method for chemical analysis of hydraulic cement) (65 pages, 
in Spanish).  
6. Description of content: Description of referee analyses; Qualification for analyses; 
General; Insoluble residue; Silicon dioxide (SiO2); Determination of ammonium 
hydroxide group; Procedure; Determination of ferric oxide (Fe2O3); Determination of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5); Apparatus; Determination of titanium dioxide (TiO2); 
Reagents; Determination of zinc oxide (ZnO); Determination of aluminium oxide (Al2O3); 
Determination of calcium oxide (CaO); Determination of magnesium oxide (MgO); Determination of sulphur; Determination of loss on ignition; Determination of sodium (Na2O) and potassium (K2O) oxides; Determination of manganic oxide (Mn2O3); 
Determination of chloride; Chloroform-soluble organic substances; Calcium oxide; and 
Carbon dioxide (reference test method). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Standard covers methods for the chemical analysis of hydraulic 
cements. Any test methods of demonstrated acceptable precision and bias may be used 
for analysis of hydraulic cements, including analyses for referee and certification 
purposes, as explained in Section 3. Specific chemical test methods are provided for ease of reference for those desiring to use them. They are grouped as Reference Test Methods 
and Alternative Test Methods. 
8. Relevant documents:  G/TBT/N/DOM/196 
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  - American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard C114 - 11b: 
"Standard Test Methods for Chemical  Analysis of Hydraulic Cement". 
- NTC 184: Cementos. Método de análisis químico de los cementos hidráulicos  
(Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 184: Cement. Method for chemical analysis of hydraulic cement).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Undetermined 
Undetermined 
10. Final date for comments: 13 September 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad, INDOCAL 
Calle Oloff Palme esquina Av. Núñez de Cáceres 
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Tel.: (+1) 809 686-2205; Fax: (+1) 809 688-3843 
Website: http://www.indocal.gob.do/ ; E-mail: INDOCAL@indocal.gob.do