G/TBT/N/DOM/227  
9 March  2018 
(18-1445) 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:  
Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad , INDOCAL (Dominican Institute for Quality)  
Calle Olof Palme esquina Avenida Núñez de Cáceres,  
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana  
Contact persons : Publio Camilo: pcamilo@indocal.gob.do  
Fulgencio Batista: fbatista@indocal.gob.do  
Tel.: (+1 809) 686 2205 Ext. 309  
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 covere d (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Liquefied 
petroleum gas . For gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels (HS 732181) . Metrology and 
measurement in general (ICS 17.0 20), Gaseous fuels (ICS 75.160.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTM-003-2012 
Reglamento para el control metrológico de los equipos que se utilizan en la 
comercialización del gas licuado de petroleo (GLP)  (Metrologic al Technical Regulation 
RTM-003-2012, Regulation for the metrological control of equipment used in the marketing 
of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) (23 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Definitions ; Measuring system ; Characteristics ; Requirements ; 
Tolerances ; Verification method; Liability ; Penalties ; and Repair, Sealing  and Use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of misleading practices, and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Ley No. 37-17 que reorganiza el Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes  
(Law No. 37-17 reorganizing the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Micro, Small and Medium -
Sized Enterprises), of 3 February 2 017; 
Ley No. 166-12 de fecha de del 2012, que crea el Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad 
(INDOCAL)  (Law No. 166-12 of 2012 establishing the Dominican Institute for Quality 
(INDOCAL)), of 1 2 July 2 012; 
Ley 112 -00 de Hidrocarburos, y su Reglamento de Aplicación No. 307-01. De fecha 29 de 
septiembre de 2000  (Law 112 -00 on Hydrocarbons, and Implementing Regulation 
No. 307-01), of 2 9 September 2 000; G/TBT/N/DOM/227  
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  Reglamento No. 2119 Sobre Regulación y Uso de Gas Licuado de Petróleo (Regulation 
No. 2119 on the regulation and use of liquefied petroleum gas), of  29 March 1 972; 
Ley Núm. 358 -05 que crea el Instituto Nacional de Protección de los Derechos del 
Consumidor  (Law No. 358-05 creating the National Institute for the Protection of Consumer 
Rights), of 1 9 September 2 005; 
Reglamento No. 246-08 Para la Aplicaci ón de la Ley No. 358-05 (Regulation No. 246-08 for 
the application of Law No. 358-05), of 3 0 May 2 008; 
Ley No. 107-13 sobre los Derechos de las Personas en sus Relaciones con la 
Administración y de Procedimiento Administrativo (Law No. 107-13 on the rights  of 
individuals in their interactions with the administration and administrative procedures) . 
Official Gazette No. 10722 of 8 August 2 013.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date to be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Date 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:  
Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad , INDOCAL (Dominican Institute for Quality)  
Calle Olof Palme esquina Avenida Núñez de Cáceres,  
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana  
Contact points:  
Publio Camilo: pcamilo@indocal.gob.do  
Fulgencio Batista: fbatista@indocal.gob.do  
Teléfono (+1 809) 686 2205 Ext. 309  
http://indocal.gob.do/encuesta/  
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