. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DOM/33 
24 July 2006 
 (06-3544) 
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) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernam entales "Juan Pablo Duarte" 
(El Huacal), Piso 11 Ave. México, esq. Leopoldo Navarro  Santa Domingo, D.N.  República Dominicana 
Tel.: (+809) 686-2205 
Fax: (+809) 688-3843 E-mail: digenor@verizon.net.do  digenor@gmail.com  digenor@hotmail.com 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.160.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NORDOM 477, 1ra 
Rev. 2006: Bebidas Alcohólicas. Ron. Especificaciones (Dominican Standard (NORDOM) 
No. 477, 1st Revision, 2006:  Alcoholic beverages. Rum. Specifications) (9 pages, in 
Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   Definitions, raw materials, physico-chemical requirements, 
packaging and labelling, classifi cation, ageing and blending. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 The notified Standard establishes the requirements for and the physico-chemical 
and organoleptic characteristics of Dominican rum. 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
COVENIN Norma Venezolana 3180/ 1995: Bebidas Alcohólicas. Ron   (Venezuelan 
Commission for Industrial Standards (COV ENIN) Standard No. 3180/1995: Alcoholic 
beverages. Rum); 
ICONTEC Norma Colombiana 278/1990: Bebidas Alcohólicas. Ron. 2da Rev. 1996  
(Colombian Institute of Technical Standa rds and Certification (ICONTEC) Standard 
No. 278/1990: Alcoholic beverages. Rum. 2
nd Revision, 1996);   
Carbonell Rasquin, Mateo. Aguardiente, Licores y Aperitivos  (Spirits, liqueurs and 
aperitifs). 1995. Editorial Alambra, Madrid, Spain; 
Código Alimentario Español. Elaboración, Circulación y Comercio de Bebidas Destiladas  
(Spanish Food Code. Production and distributi on of and trade in distilled beverages). 
CAE-XXX-DE-9-1. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    3 May 2006 
31 December 2006  
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:    
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad (DIGENOR) 
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernam entales "Juan Pablo Duarte" 
(El Huacal), Piso 11 Ave. México, esq. Leopoldo Navarro  
Santa Domingo, D.N.  
República Dominicana 
Tel.: (+809) 686-2205 
Fax: (+809) 688-3843 / 682-9967 E-mail: digenor@verizon.net.do 
 digenor@gmail.com 
 digenor@hotmail.com