. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/12 
9 April 2009  
 (09-1731) 
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:  Consejo Nacional para la Reglamentación y Fomento de la 
Industria Lechera  (National Council for the Regulation and Promotion of the Dairy 
Industry) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Milk and milk products 
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:  Resolución 008/04 sobre el "Reglamento Sanitario de la 
Leche y sus Derivados e Instalación y Func ionamiento de las Plantas Procesadoras"  
(Resolution No. 008/04 concerning "Health Regul ations for Milk and Milk Products and 
the Establishment and Operation of Processing Plants") Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages:  39 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_1354_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Resolution establishes guidelines concerning milk and milk 
products in respect of the following:  Pr ocessing licences;  designated approval and 
monitoring authorities;  characteristics;  pr ocesses (pasteurization, u ltra pasteurization and 
aseptic processing);  collection and transportation;   labelling and packaging;  distribution;  
marketing;  inspections and sampling. 
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.  
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 No.)  G/SPS/N/DOM/12 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd) 
[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:  To view the 
Resolution, see the Dominican Republic's  sanitary legislation database at 
http://www.netmediard.com/patca/index.php .  In the scroll-down menu on the left-hand 
side of the screen, click "Código" and type CONALECHE-2004-RSL-8 (available in 
Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2004 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2004 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Si xty 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:  
Ms 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Consejo Nacional para la Reglamentaci ón y Fomento de la Industria Lechera 
Autopista 30 de Mayo, Ciudad Ganadera.  Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Tel.:  +(809) 535 2546 E-mail:  conaleche@conaleche.gov.do 
Website:  http://www.conaleche.gov.do