. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/13
13 March 2003
(03-1437)
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 Piso 2.
Tel: 809-686-2205
Fax: 809-688-3843
E-mail: digenor@codetel.net.do
          
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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):   HS 4818.10.00, Toilet
paper in rolls, ICS 85.020
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
NORDOM 452 Paper and paperboard.  Toilet paper.  Specifications (9 pages, in Spanish).  
        
6. Description of content:
Definitions:
(a) Requirements in terms of moisture absorption rate and pH value.(b) Packaging, evaluation of perforations.
(c) Sampling.
(d) Dimensions, number of sheets and size of holes and defects.
(e) Tensile strength.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Health and safety.  Establishes the quality characteristics of toilet paper.G/TBT/N/DOM/13
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8. Relevant documents:   ICAITI 46004H3, physical testing of paper and paperboard.
Determination of machine direction in the manufacturing process.          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }10 July 1994          
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Directorate-General of Standards and Quality Systems (DIGENOR)          