. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/6 
2 April 2009 
 (09-1640) 
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 , SEA (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):  Unprocessed organic plants and plant products, processed plant products for 
human consumption, and by-products thereof 
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:  Decreto No. 224-08, sobre la Conformación y 
Atribuciones del Consejo Nacional de Agricultura Orgánica  (Decree No. 224-08 on the 
constitution, powers and duties of th e National Organic Farming Council) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The notified Decree creates the National Organic Farming 
Council (CONAO) and determines the co mposition and functions thereof. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] 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 N°)  
[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:  G/SPS/N/DOM/6 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2008 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2008 
[ ] 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, [ ] 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 and rd.cnmsf.snni@gmail.com Website: 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:  
Consejo Nacional de Agricultura Orgánica (CONAO) 
Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura (SEA) Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urbanización Jardines del Norte Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana 
Tel.: +(809) 547-3888, Ext. 4120 
Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do