. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/10 
9 April 2009 
 (09-1729) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Dirección General de Ganadería, Secretaría de Estado de 
Agricultura  (Directorate-General of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture) 
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):  Swine and swine products and by-products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Decreto No. 607-05 que "Declara de Interés Público el 
Combate y Erradicación de la Peste Porcina Clásica (PPC)" (Decree No. 607-05 
"Declaring the combating and eradication of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) to be of public interest") Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_1352_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  This decree contains guidelines for the establishment and 
composition of the National Executive Committee for the Control and Eradication of Classical Swine Fever and defines the role of  this Committee.  It also describes the 
registration and sanitary control, monitoring and assessment procedures required to ensure 
the implementation of the campaign to eradicate this disease. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/DOM/10 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[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 available:  To view the 
Decree, see the Dominican Republic's sanitary legislation database at 
http://www.netmediard.com/patca/index.php .  In the scroll-down menu on the left-hand 
side of the screen, click "Código" and type  SEA-2005-DEC-607 (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  2 November 2005 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  2 November 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  2 November 2005 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Si xty 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:  
Ms Ruth Montes de Oca s. 
Directora de la Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas (OTCA) 
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité MSF-RD Punto de Contacto/Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC C/Manuel de Jesús Goico Castro No. 20 (antigua c/Z), Ensanche Naco Apartado postal No. 10119 Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana 
Tel.:  +(809) 227-6188;  +(809) 227-3164;  +(809) 547-1575 
Fax:  +(809) 540-5943 E-mail:  rmontesdeoca@otcasea.gob.do;  rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com Website:  http://www.otcasea.gob.do
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dirección General de Ganadería 
Ciudad Ganadera.  Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana Tel.:  +(809) 535-9689 Website:  http://www.agricultura.gob.do/g anaderia/Inicio/tabid/94/Default.aspx