. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/18
13 March 2003
(03-1439)
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 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):   Harmonized System
(HS) Code 0405.00.10.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Dominican Standard
NORDOM No. 195, Milk and Milk Products.  Butter  (8 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Establishes the general physical, chemical, microbiological and
organoleptic requirements for butter.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish the requirements for butter.
8. Relevant documents:
Draft Dominican Institute of Industrial Technology (INDOTEC) Standard No. 34023,
Butter;
Mexican Directorate-General of Standards (DGN) Standard F-10-1971.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  25 May 1992
10. Final date for comments:G/TBT/N/DOM/18
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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.