. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/DOM/132 
22 November 2011  
 (11-6095) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   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, República Dominicana 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 and 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.080.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NORDOM 305, 
Productos elaborados a partir de frutas y veget ales.  Mermelada de piña.  Especificaciones 
y requisitos (Dominican Standard (NORDOM) No. 305:  Processed fruit and vegetable 
products.  Pineapple jam.  Sp ecifications and requirements). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard covers the following:  Definitions;  
Classification;  Name;  Requirements;  Hygiene;  Packaging;  and Labelling. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
To establish the specifications and requirements for pineapple jam.  
8. Relevant documents:  
(a) Codex Alimentarius Commission/Recomme nded International Standard (CAC/RS) 
No. 79 for Jams (fruit preserves) and jellies and No. 80 for Citrus marmalade, 1976;  G/TBT/N/DOM/132 
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   (b) Comisión Panamericana de Normas Técnicas,  COPANT (Pan American Standards 
Commission) Standard No. 586:  Mermelada de piña  (Pineapple jam), 1974; 
(c) Instituto Centroamericano de Investigación y Tecnología, ICAITI (Central 
American Institute of Industrial Resear ch and Technology) Standard No. 34064:  
Mermelada de piña  (Pineapple jam), 1974; 
(d) Instituto de Investigación Tecnológi ca Industrial y Normas Técnicas , ITINTEC 
(Institute for Technological and Industria l Research and Technical Standards) 
Standard No. 203.056:  Mermelada de piña  (Pineapple jam), 1975.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months after publication 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   26 December 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] 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 
Avenida México esquina Leopoldo Navarro 
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Tel.: +(1-809) 686-2205 Fax: +(1-809) 688-3843 E-mail: cendocdigenor@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.digenor.gob.do/