. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/DOM/19 
9 April 2009 
 (09-1745) 
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:  La Secretaría de Estado de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, a 
través de la Dirección General de Salud Ambiental y su Departamento de Control de 
Riesgo en Alimentos y Bebidas (Ministry of Public Health a nd Social Welfare, through the 
Directorate-General of Environmental Health  and its Food and Beverage Risk Control 
Department) 
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):  Meat products and by-products of domestic or foreign 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:  Propuesta de Reglamento de Inspección Sanitaria de la 
Carne y Productos Cárnicos en la República Dominicana (Draft Regulation on the sanitary 
inspection of meat and meat products in the Dominican Republic) Language:  Spanish and 
English Number of pages:  236 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_1361_00_s.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/DOM/09_1361_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Regulation lays down the sanitary requirements 
to be met by establishments engaged in the slaughter of animals and the processing and 
storage of products and by-products of animal or igin in order to ensure the safety of food 
for either domestic consumption or expor t.  The Regulation also establishes the 
requirements governing inspection systems and imports. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X] food safety, [ ] animal he alth, [ ] 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 (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)  G/SPS/N/DOM/19 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd) 
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Unknown 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Unknown 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Unknown 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  8 June 2009 
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:  
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 Salud Púb lica y Asistencia Social (SESPAS) 
Dirección General de Salud Ambiental y su Departamento de Control de Riesgo en 
Alimentos y Bebidas Av. San Cristóbal, esquina Tiradentes, Ensanche La Fe Santo Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana Tel.: +(809) 541-3121, Ext. 2525 
Website: http://www.sespas.gov.do