. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/11 
9 April 2009 
 (09-1730) 
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 (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):  Furazolidone, olaquindox and carbadox 
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 04/2008 sobre la "Anulación de los Registros 
para Comercialización y Uso en Animal es de Furazolidona, Olanquindox y Carbadox" 
(Resolution No. 04/2008 cancelling registrations for the marketing and use in animals of 
furazolidone, olaquindox and carbadox) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_1353_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution cancels all registrations and authorization 
in respect of the importation, marketing, storage, transport and use in animals of the products furazolidone, olaquindox and carbadox an d of any other substance with a similar 
formula or similar active ingredients. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission  
Studies by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, JECFA 
(see JECFA Monographs & Evaluations :  0.7742 or 
http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v27je01.htm ;  0.8169 or 
http://www.inchem.org/documen ts/jecfa/jeceval/jec_352.htm ;  0.9352 or 
http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v51je05.htm ;  0.9771 or 
 http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v27je07.htm ) 
 have demonstrated that furazolidone , olaquindox and carbadox are carcinogenic 
and genotoxic substances and that their metabolites pose a high risk to human health. G/SPS/N/DOM/11 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd)  
 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] 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:  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 on "Código" and ty pe SEA-2008-RSS-4 (available in Spanish). 
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, [ 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, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura (SEA) 
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urbanización Jardines del Norte 
Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana Tel.: +(809) 547-3888 Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do