G/TBT/N/DOM/201  
8 July 2013  
(13-3580)  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 
E-mail: INDOCAL@indocal.gob.do 
Website: http://www.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 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 91.100.10 / 91.100 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  NORDOM 179 
(1ra. Rev.) Métodos para determinar la finura del cemento Portland. PARTE I Por 
permeabilidad al aire (Método de Blaine). PARTE II Utilizando el tamiz de 45µm No. 325 (base húmeda). PARTE III Utilizando los tamices 10µm y 315µm (base seca)  (Dominican 
Standard (NORDOM) No. 179 (1st revision): Methods to determine the fineness of 
Portland cement. Part I - By air permeability (Blaine method). Part II - Using the 45µm (No. 325) sieve (humid base). Part III - Using the 10µm and 315µm sieves (dry base)) 
(20 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  Terms and definitions; Test method; Expression of results; and 
Bibliography.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Standard establishes test methods for determining the fineness of 
hydraulic cement, using Blaine air-permeability apparatus, in terms of the specific surface 
expressed as total surface area in square centimetres per gram, or square metres per 
kilogram, of cement. G/TBT/N/DOM/201 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Nf X 11-640: Analyse graulométrique des poudres fines sur tamiseuse à dépression 
d'air (Sieve analysis of fine powders with air-jet sieve-apparatus); 
- ASTM C 430: Standard Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45µm 
(No. 325) Sieve; 
- ASTM C 204: Standard Test Method for Fineness of Portland Cement by Air-
Permeability Apparatus; 
- Tamizador alpine serie 200  (Alpine sieve 200 series); 
- Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 33.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
To be determined 
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 E-mail: INDOCAL@indocal.gob.do  
Website: http://www.indocal.gob.do