. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/9
13 March 2003
(03-1440)
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, 2nd floor,
Santo DomingoTel.: (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):   Harmonized System
(HS) Codes 8506.11.10, 8506.11.20, 8506.12.10, 8506.12.20, 8506.13.10, 8506.13.20,
8506.19.10, 8506.19.20, 8506.20.10 and 8506.20.20.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Dominican Standard
NORDOM No. 451, Electric Accumulators.  Dry-Cell Batteries.  Specifications  (8 pages,
in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Defines dry-cell batteries and establishes their characteristics in
relation to initial tension quality, resistance and minimum useful life.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish the requirements for Leclanché (zinc-carbon) dry-cell batteries.
8. Relevant documents:
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard C18.1M-1992,
Specifications for Dry Cells and Batteries, 1992.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  26 July 1994G/TBT/N/DOM/9
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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,
2nd floor.