G/SPS/N/DOM/68  
 
16 May 2017  
(17-2581) 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, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal  
(Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Plant Health)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Agricultural chemical : paraquat  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución No. 33 -2016, que retira el agroquímico 
Paraquat del listado de productos prohibidos para la imp ortación, elaboración, 
comercialización y uso en la República Dominicana  (Resolutio n No. 33-2016 removing  
the agricultural chemical paraquat from the list of product s the importatio n, 
manufacture , marketing and use  of which are prohibited in the Dominican Republic ) 
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 4 
Text available at:  
http://cnmsf.gob.do/Portals/0/docs/Texto%20Legales/Resoluciones/Sanidad%20Vegetal
/Resolucion%20No.%2033 -
2016.%20Retira%20el%20Producto%20Agroquimico%20%20Paraquat%20del%20%20
Listado%20de%20Productos%20 Proibidos.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified  Resolution provides for the removal  of the 
agricultural chemical paraquat from the list of product s the importatio n, manufacture , 
marketing and use of which in the Dominican Republic are prohibited , subject to the 
following conditions : 
 the statement "RESTRICTED USE" must appear on the label and  package insert ; 
 the product must have  a characteristic  sharp smell and a distinctive colour  and 
contain a vomiting agent  to prevent  damage to health  in the even t of accidental 
ingestio n;  
 agrochemical formulations ready for distribution  must not contain more than  27.6% 
of dichloride or 20% of paraquat io n; 
 paraquat -based product s must be marketed in containers  with a capacity of not less 
than one litre and not mo re than 20 litre s; 
 repackaging  is not permitted ; 
 prior authorization from the  Department of Agrifood  Safety and the Department of 
Plant Health  is required for product marketing , handling and  storage . G/SPS/N/DOM/68  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ X] food safety, [  ] animal  health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does  this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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 ava ilable:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Immediate ly 
[ ] Trade facilita ting measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 (CN MSF) 
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@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do  G/SPS/N/DOM/68  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [ X] National Notification Autho rity, [ 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 
   (+809) 227 -3164 
   (+809) 547-1575 
Fax:  (+809) 540 -5943 
E-mail:  rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do