WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/DOM/49 
16 July 2012 
 (12-3795) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  El Ministerio de Agricultura, a través de la Dirección General de 
Ganadería (DIGEGA) (Directorate-General of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture) 
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):  Chloramphenicol, diethylstilbestrol (DES) and nitrofurans. 
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 No. 06/2012 sobre la "anulación de los 
registros y autorización para la comercializ ación, almacenaje, transporte y uso en 
animales de abasto, de los productos Cl oranfenicol, Dietilestilbestrol (DES) y 
Nitrofuranos"  (Resolution No. 06/2012 cancelling registrations and authorization for the 
marketing, storage, transport and use in food-producing animals of chloramphenicol, 
diethylstilbestrol (DES) and nitrofurans)  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/DOM/12_2696_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution cancels registrations and authorization in 
respect of the marketing, storage, trans port and use in food-p roducing animals of 
chloramphenicol, diethylstilbestrol (DES) and nitrofurans and any other substance with a 
similar formula or similar active ingredients. 
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) CX/RVDF 12/20/13, page 1 of 12.  Codex Committee on Residues 
of Veterinary Drugs in Foods.  Risk  management recommendations for the 
veterinary drugs for which no ADI and/or MRL has been recommended by JECFA 
due to specific human health concerns.  Updated at the 20th Session of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 7-11 May 2012). G/SPS/N/DOM/49 
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   [ ] 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 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/TextosLeg ales/Resoluciones/tabid/74/Default.aspx 
(available 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/49 
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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: 
Dirección General de Ganadería (DIGEGA) 
Av.  Ciudad Ganadera, Jardines del Cari be, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana 
Tel: (+809) 535-9689, Ext. 266 Fax: (+809) 533-5863 / 1185 Website: http://www.ganaderia.gob.do