WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/DOM/48 
31October 2011  
 (11-5479) 
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, a través de sus Departamentos de 
Inocuidad Agroalimentaria, DIA, y Sanidad Vegetal, DSV (Ministry of Agriculture, 
through its Food Safety and Plant Health Departments) 
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):  Pesticides in fruit, vegeta bles and related 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:  Reglamento Técnico No. 244-10, sobre los Límites 
Máximos de Residuos (LMRs) de Plaguicidas en Frutas, Vegetales y Afines  (Technical 
Regulation No. 244-10 on the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides in fruit, vegetables and related products)  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/DOM/11_3473_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the Maximum 
Residue Limits (MRLs) authorized for pestic ides and their metabolites in the various fruit, 
vegetable and related crops for human and an imal consumption in the Dominican Republic. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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) CAC/MRL 1-2009:  Maximum R esidue Limits (MRLs) for 
Pesticides  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/DOM/48 
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   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:  Web portal of 
the Dominican Republic's National Committee  for the Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures 
(http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/Documentos/Textos Legales/Reglamentos/ tabid/180/Default.aspx , 
in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating 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:  
Ruth Montes de Oca S. 
Directora de la Oficina de Tratados Comerciales Agrícolas (OTCA) Ministerio de Agricultura Secretaría Ejecutiva del Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de las MSF (CNMSF)  
SPS enquiry point: 
Autoridad Nacional de Notificación/Servicio Nacional de Información MSF ante la OMC Calle 13 No. 4A, esq. Espiral, Urb. 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  info@cnmsf.gob.do Website: http://www.otcasea.gob.do/  
 http://www.cnmsf.gob.do/  G/SPS/N/DOM/48 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Raúl Peralta Girón 
Director, Departamento de I nocuidad Agroalimentaria (DIA) 
Ministerio de Agricultura Km. 6½ Autopista Duarte Urbanización Jardines del Norte 
Santo Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana 
Tel.: +(809) 547-3888, Ext. 6023/6024 E-mail: inocuidaddia@gmail.com Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do/  
 
Dr Salvador Hiciano 
Departamento de Control de Riesgo en Alimentos y Bebidas 
Dirección General de Salud Ambiental Ministerio de Salud Pública Av. San Cristóbal, esquina Tiradentes, Ensanche La Fe Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana 
Tel.: +(809) 541-3121, Ext. 2525 
E-mail: salvadorhiciano@yahoo.es Website: http://www.salud.gob.do/