. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/17 
9 April 2009 
 (09-1743) 
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:  Secretaría de Estado de Salud Púb lica y Asistencia Social, a través 
de la Dirección General de Salud Ambiental y su Departamento de Control de Riesgo en 
Alimentos y Bebidas  (Ministry of Public Health a nd Social Welfare, through the 
Directorate-General of Environmental Health  and its Food and Beverage Risk Control 
Department) 
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):  Milk products and by-products of domestic or foreign origin 
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:  Propuesta de Reglamento de Inspección Sanitaria de la 
Leche y los Productos Lácteos de la República Dominicana (Draft Regulation on the 
sanitary inspection of milk and milk products in the Dominican Republic) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  89 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_1359_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Regulation lays down the sanitary requirements 
to be met by establishments engaged in the pr ocessing, storage, transport and marketing of 
milk and milk products, with a view to ensuring the safety of such products, whether 
intended for domestic consump tion or export.  The Regulation also establishes the 
requirements governing inspection systems and imports. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X] food safety, [ ] animal he alth, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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/17 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ X] 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) :  Unknown 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Unknown 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Unknown 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  8 June 2009 
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 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:  
Secretaría de Estado de Salud Púb lica y Asistencia Social (SESPAS) 
Dirección General de Salud Ambiental 
Departamento de Control de Riesgo en Alimentos y Bebidas 
Av. San Cristóbal, esquina Tiradentes, Ensanche La Fe Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana Tel.: +(809) 541-3121, Ext. 2525 Website: http://www.sespas.gov.do