. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/7
13 March 2003
(03-1427)
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, Esq. Leopoldo Navarro,
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentales Juan Pablo Duarte, 11th floor,
Santo Domingo
Tel.: (809) 686-2205/07 and 685-1180
Fax: (809) 688-3843 and 682-9967
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 2009.11.00, 2009.20.00 and 2009.40.00, processed fruit and vegetable products,
juices and nectars of certain citrus fruits preserved by physical and chemical means.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Processed Fruit and
Vegetable Products, Juices and Nectars of Cert ain Citrus Fruits Preserved by Physical and
Chemical Means  (12 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Specifications in relation to the process for preserving fruit and
vegetable juices and nectars by physical and chemical means.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish differences as regards preservation in order to prevent deceptive practices.
8. Relevant documents:  Codex Standard; processed fruit and vegetable products, juices and
nectars of certain citrus fruits preserved by physical and chemical means
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 April 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:G/TBT/N/DOM/7
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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:  Hard copy
available from the Directorate-General of Standards and Quality Systems (DIGENOR).