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20 August  2020 
(20-5681) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICA TION 
The following submission, dated 14 August  2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the Dominican  Republic . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table  MA:2 ) 
during the calendar year  2017. 
 
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Table  MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS : DOMINICAN  REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR  FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER  2017 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting year  Unit Tariff quota  
quantity  for 
period In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note 
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
DOMQ001  Chicken meat  020711, 020712,   
020714, 020724,  
020732   
 
 
 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  11,500 125 1.1%  
DOMQ002  Onions  070310   
 
 
 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  3,750  7,951  100% *  
DOMQ003  Garlic  070320   
 
 
 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  4,500  6,706  100% *  
DOMQ004  Dry beans  071331, 071332,   
071333   
 
 
 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  18,000  94 0.5%   
DOMQ005  Maize (corn)  1005  
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 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  1,091,000  1,325,899  100% *  
DOMQ006  Rice 1006  
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 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  17,810  22,361  100% *  
DOMQ007  Sugar  1701  
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 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  30,000  21 0.1%     
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting year  Unit Tariff quota  
quantity  for 
period In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note 
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
DOMQ008  Milk powder, whole 
or skimmed  040210, 040221,   
040229   
 
 
 Calendar  01-01-17 31-12-17 Tonnes  32,000  17,646 55.1%  
* In cases where in -quota imports in column 4 exceed the TRQ quantities in column 3, fill rates are capped at 100%.  
DOMQ002 , DOMQ003 , DOMQ005  and DOMQ006 : These TRQ volumes were increased following confirmation of the shortfall in domestic production for the  notified calendar year. 
This option is provided in Article 7, paragraph VII, of the Regulation on the administration of these quotas. For further inf ormation, see the document available at : 
http://otca.gob.do/wp -content/uploads/2008/09/Decreto -No.-569-12.pdf  
Source s:  
Prepared by the Office of Agricultural Trade Agreement s at the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic (www.otca.gob.do ), with data provided by the Statistics 
Department of the Directorate -General of Customs . Figures subject to correction . 
 
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