. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/27 
6 July 2009  
 (09-3286) 
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):  Food of animal or plant origin 
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 27-2006 que modifica la Resolución 18-2005 
sobre la "Creación del Departamento de I nocuidad Agroalimentaria", dentro de la 
Subsecretaría de Estado de Extens ión y Capacitación Agropecuaria (Resolution 
No. 27-2006 amending Resolution No. 18-2005  Establishing the Department of Food 
Safety under the Agricultural Extension and Training Division).  Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  5 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_2321_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution amends Resolution No. 18-2005 
Establishing the Department of Food Safety in order to attach this body to the Agricultural 
Extension and Training Division of the Ministry of Agriculture.  It also restructures the 
Department of Food Safety with a view to improving its efficiency. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X] food safety, [ ] 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/27 
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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-2006-RSS-27 (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  12 December 2006 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  12 December 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 December 2006 
[ ] 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:  
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:  
Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura (SEA) 
Departamento de Inocuida d Agroalimentaria (DIA) 
Km 6½ Autopista Duarte, Urbanización Jardines del Norte Santo Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana Tel.: +(809) 547-3888, Exts. 6023 and 6024 E-mail: inocuidad@agricultura.gob.do Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do