WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DOM/4
13 March 2003
(03-1425)
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, 11
th floor.
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):   HS 2201.10.  Dominican
Standard NORDOM No. 1, water for domestic use.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Dominican Standard
NORDOM No. 1, Water for Domestic Use.  Specifications  (12 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Establishes the minimum and maximum limits for the physical,
chemical, microbiological, bacteriological, radiological and organoleptic characteristics of
water for domestic use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establish the characteristics of water for domestic use.
8. Relevant documents:   -
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 May 1979
Proposed date of entry into force:
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).