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15 June 2021  
(21-4870) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  DOMINICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Dominica Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email 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):  Products 
of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS 05)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Systems 
Approach for Pest Risk Management of Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) (29 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard provides guidance for the development, 
implementation and verification of integrated measures in a systems approach as an 
option for pest risk management of fruit flies (Tephritidae) of economic importance to 
facilitate trade of fruit fly ho st products or to minimize the spread of regulated fruit flies 
within an area.  
Annex 3, Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 of ISPM 26 also apply to this standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of animal or plant life or health  
8. Relevant documents:  Dominica Official Gazette  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  13 August 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/DMA/21_4114_00_e.pdf  
 