. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DOM/27 
17 May 2006 
 
 (06-2405) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad , DIGENOR 
(Directorate-General of Standards and Quality Systems) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernam entales "Juan Pablo Duarte" 
(El Huacal), Piso 11 
Ave. México esq. Leopoldo Navarro Santa Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana 
Tel.: (+809) 686-2205 
Fax: (+809) 688-3843 
E-mail: digenor@verizon.net.do  digenor@gmail.com  digenor@hotmail.com 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X  ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:    
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.120.30 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NORDOM 607:  
Pescados y Mariscos. Atún y Bonito en Conserva. Especificaciones  (Dominican Standard 
NORDOM No. 607:  Fish and shellfish. Canned tuna and bonito. Specifications) (12 pages, 
in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Definitions;  list of appropriate species;  presentation;  
organoleptic, microbiological and chemical requi rements;  hygiene and handling;  permitted 
food additives;  sampling;  test methods;  labelling;  storage and transport. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Health and food safety.  This Standard lays down the requirements for canned tuna 
and bonito.  It does not apply to speciality produc ts containing less than 50 per cent of tuna 
or bonito. G/TBT/N/DOM/27 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
CODEX Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito , CODEX STAN 70-1981, Rev.1-1995; 
Recommended International Code of Practice for Canned Fish  (CAC/RCP 10-1976); 
Recommended International Code of Hygien ic Practice for Low-Acid and Acidified Low-
Acid Canned Foods  (CAC/RCP 23-1979, Rev. 2-1993); 
Proyecto de norma Panamericana COPANT 130-006-02: Productos de la Pesca, Atún, 
Bonito y Barrilete en conserva. Requisitos  (Draft Standard of the Panamerican Standards 
Commission (COPANT) No. 130-006-02: Fish ery products, canned tuna, bonito and 
skipjack tuna. Requirements). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   22 February 2005 
23 May 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad (DIGENOR) 
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernam entales "Juan Pablo Duarte" 
(El Huacal), Piso 11 Ave. México esq. Leopoldo Navarro Santa Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana 
Tel.: (+809) 686-2205 
Fax: (+809) 688-3843 
E-mail: digenor@verizon.net.do  digenor@gmail.com  digenor@hotmail.com