. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/24 
6 July 2009  
 (09-3284) 
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 Agricultura, a través de la Dirección 
General de Ganadería y su Dirección de Sanidad Animal (Ministry of Agriculture, through 
the Directorate-General of Livestock and its Directorate of Animal Health) 
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):  Veterinary 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 10-2000 BIS, que establece el Sistema 
Nacional de Acreditación (SNA) para los servicios  veterinarios oficiales que desarrolla la 
Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura (Resolution No. 10-2000 bis, establishing the National 
Accreditation System for the official veterinary services developed by the Ministry of Agriculture).  Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  16 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_2318_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution defines accreditation as the 
legal-technical instrument enabling the privat e sector, under the supervision and control of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, to provide certain official services which have thus far been the 
exclusive preserve of the State. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] 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:  
[ ] 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 N°)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/DOM/24 
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  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 
notified Resolution, see the Dominican Repub lic'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 on "Código" and ty pe SEA-2000-RSS-10 (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 March 2000 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  18 March 2000 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  18 March 2000 
[ ] 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.  Add ress, 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 
Calle 13 esq.  Espiral No. 4A, Urbanización 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 
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:  
Dirección General de Ganadería (DIGEGA) 
Avenida 30 de Mayo, Ciudad Ganadera 
Santo Domingo, D.N.  República Dominicana Tel.: + (809) 535-9689, Exts. 228 and 229 Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do