G/SPS/N/DOM/71/Add.1  
2 February  2018 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 1 February 2 018, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the Dominican Republic . 
 
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Draft Food Health Regulations  
Extension of the deadline for submitting comments on the draft Food Health Regulations, which 
establish the sanitary conditions and regulations for the following processes : production, handling, 
importation, exportation, preparatio n, packaging, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of 
food for human consumption ; authorization of commercial establishments in order to protect the 
nutrition and health of the population ; and the monitoring of compliance with the Regulations, to  
ensure a healthy and safe food supply . They repeal all parts of the current Decree No. 528-01 of 
15 May 2 001, and any other regulations or standards that are contrary to it - Notified in document 
G/SPS/N/DOM/71 on 1 8 January 2 018. 
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 potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the dat e of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 3 April 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) o f 
other body:  
Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas , OTCA (Office of Agricultural Trade Agreements)  
Ministerio de Agricultura  (Ministry of Agriculture)  
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de las Medidas Sanitarias y 
Fitosanitarias , CNMSF (Executive Secretariat for the National Committee for the Application of 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures)  
Punto de Contacto/Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC (Contact/National SPS 
enquiry point to the WTO)  
Km 6 ½ Au topista Duarte, Urb . Jardines del Norte, CP 10602  G/SPS/N/DOM/71/Add.1  
- 2 - 
  Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana  
Tel.:   (+809) 227 6188  
   (+809) 227 3164  
   (+809) 547 1575  
Fax:   (+809) 540 5943  
Email:  rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.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 email 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 6 ½ 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  
Email:  rd.cnmsf .snni@gmail.com  
 info@cnmsf.gob.do  
Website:  http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/   
 
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