. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/22
14 March 2003
(03-1504)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English
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):  Harmonized System
(HS) code 0406.90.30
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Dominican Standard
NORDOM No. 422, Milk and Milk Products. Parmesan Cheese. Definition and
Specifications  (4 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Standard establishes the requirements for the raw materials
and permitted ingredients of and the microbiological, organoleptic, physical and chemical
requirements for processed Parmesan cheese.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish the definition of and specifications for Parmesan cheese.
8. Relevant documents:
G. H. Nilsen, Practical Cheese-Making, Parmesan Cheese, p. 314.
Vincent Zehren, Cheese Technology Handbook.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  15 November 1989
10. Final date for comments:G/TBT/N/DOM/22
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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, 11th floor.