. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/26 
6 July 2009  
 (09-3285) 
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:  La Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura a través de su Departamento 
de Inocuidad Agroalimentaria, y el Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de las Medidas 
Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias (Ministry of Agriculture, through its Department of Food 
Safety, and the National Committee for the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal and plant products and by-products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución 023-2009, que crea el Grupo de Trabajo, 
denominado Comisión Nacional de Residuos e Higiene de los Alimentos (CONAREHA), dentro del Subcomité Técnico Científico de lo s Alimentos (COTECA) del Comité Nacional 
para la Aplicación de las Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias (CNMSF) (Resolution 
No. 023-2009 Establishing a working group (the National Residue and Food Hygiene 
Commission, CONAREHA) within the Scie ntific and Technical Committee on Food 
(COTECA) of the National Committee for the A pplication of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures (CNMSF).  Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  4 
Text available at: 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_2320_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution seeks, th rough the creation of the National 
Residue and Food Hygiene Commission (CONAREHA), to promote the development and 
maintenance of the National Programme for the Monitoring and Control of Residues and 
Food Hygiene in order to support the functions of the Department of Food Safety (DIA) in 
the scientific and technical fields, as well as to examine all aspects relating to contaminants 
and natural toxicants in foods a nd feeds in relation to interna tional requirements, so as to 
ensure harmonization with intern ational sanitary legislation, inter alia . 
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.  G/SPS/N/DOM/26 
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  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)  
[ ] 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 available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  28 May 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  28 May 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 May 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
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 
Calle 13 esq. Espiral No. 4A, Urbanización Fernández 
Apartado Postal No. 10129 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura (SEA) 
Departamento de Inocuida d Agroalimentaria (DIA) 
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urbanización Jardines del Norte 
Santo Domingo, D.N.  República Dominicana 
Tel.: +(809) 547-3888, Exts. 6023 and 6024 E-mail: inocuidad@agricultura.gob.do Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do