G/SPS/N/DOM/57/Add.1
2 February 2015 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 2 February 2015, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the Dominican Republic. 
 
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 Preliminary draft animal protection law  
 
This draft Law, notified on 5 December 2014 in document G/SPS/N/DOM/57, seeks to establish 
basic rules for animal health protection in the Dominican Republic, with a view to preventing, controlling and/or eradicating diseases and pests that affect animals, protecting human health 
from zoonoses, facilitating domestic and international trade in animals and products and by-
products of animal origin, and ensuring proper co ntrol of veterinary drugs and establishments. The 
provisions of this Law govern matters of public policy and social interest. 
 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/DOM/15_0584_00_s.pdf . 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
[X] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  2 March 2015 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail 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 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urb. Jardines del Norte, CP 10602 
Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana 
Tel.:  (+809) 227-6188 G/SPS/N/DOM/57/Add.1 
 
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    (+809) 227-3164 
  (+809) 547-1575 Fax:  (+809) 540-5943 E-mail: rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com 
 info@otcasea.gob.do 
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do  
Text(s) available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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 6½ 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 E-mail: rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com 
 info@otcasea.gob.do 
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do  
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