. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DOM/84 
24 February 2010 
 (10-1035) 
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) 
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentale s "Juan Pablo Duarte", piso 11 
Avenida México, esquina Leopoldo Navarro Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel.: +(1 809) 686-2205 
Fax: +(1 809) 688-3843 
E-mail: digenor@gmail.com Website: http://www.digenor.gob.do/
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, E-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 91.100.30-20 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Norma Técnica 
NORDOM 91:7-006, Hormigón y productos de hormigón.  Durabilidad de estructuras de 
hormigón (Dominican Technical Standard (NORDOM) No. 91:7-006:  Concrete and 
concrete products.  Durability  of concrete structures) (19 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Terminology;  exposure cond itions;  durability requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
establish the specifications applicable to hydraulic  concrete subject to specific environmental 
exposure conditions. G/TBT/N/DOM/84 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Dominican Technical Standard (NORDOM) No. 366:  Cemento 
Hidráulico.  Determinación de la resistenci a de morteros de cemento hidráulico usando 
cubos de 50 mm o 50,8 mm de lado (Hydraulic cement.  Determination of the strength of 
hydraulic cement mortars using 50 mm. or 50.8 mm. cubes) (ASTM C 109); 
Hormigón Hidráulico.  Definiciones y Terminología (Hydraulic cement.  Definitions and 
terminology) (ASTM C 125); 
NORDOM 91:7-002:  Hormigón Hidráulico.  Hormigón y Producción  (Hydraulic cement. 
Cement and production) (ASTM C 94); 
NORDOM 91:7-003:  Concreto Hidráulico.  Especificaciones de los agregados 
para el 
concreto  (Hydraulic concrete.  Specification fo r concrete aggregates) (ASTM C 33). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   9 March 2010 
9 September 2010 
10. Final date for comments:   15 May 2010 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad (DIGENOR) 
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentale s "Juan Pablo Duarte", piso 11 
Ave. México, esquina Leopoldo Navarro 
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana 
Tel.: +(1 809) 686-2205 Fax: +(1 809) 688-3843 E-mail: digenor@gmail.com Website: http://www.digenor.gob.do/