. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/12
13 March 2003
(03-1441)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:
Directorate-General of Standards and Quality Systems (DIGENOR)
Av. México, Edificio Huacal, 11th floor,
Santo Domingo.Tel:  (809) 686-2205
Fax:  (809) 688-3843
E-mail:  digenor@codetel.net.do
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
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): ¨
Harmonised System (HS) code 2503.10.00;
Supplementary cementing materials (SCMs);
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 91.100.10.10
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Dominican Standard
NORDOM No. 438, Hydraulic Cements.  Supplementary Cementing Materials.
Specifications  (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Physical requirements; optional physical requirements; chemical
requirements; marking, labelling, packing and packaging.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety.
Establish the characteristics and physical and chemical specifications of
supplementary cementing materials.G/TBT/N/DOM/12
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8. Relevant documents:
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard C595-86, Standard
Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements;
ASTM Standard C311-87, Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or
Natural Pozzolans for Use as a Mineral Admixture in Portland-Cement Concentrate.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  15 June 1993
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:  Directorate-
General of Standards and Quality Systems (DIGENOR), Av. México, Edificio Huacal, 11th
floor.