WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/DOM/45
19 June 2007
ORGANIZATION
(07-2585)
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:
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad, DIGENOR (Directorate-General of
Standards and Quality Systems)
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentales "Juan Pablo Duarte", piso 11
Ave. México esquina Leopoldo Navarro
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Tel.:
+(1 809) 686-2205
Fax:
+(1 809) 688-3843
E-mail: +(1 809) digenor@codetel.net.do
Web site: www.digenor.gov.do
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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):
International
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 11.100
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NORDOM 62 1
Medicina de Laboratorio. Banco de Sangre, Directrices para la promoción de la donación
voluntaria de sangre y la formación de los clubes de donantes (Dominican Standard
(NORDOM) No. 62 1: Laboratory medicine. Blood bank, Guidelines for the promotion of
voluntary blood donation and the formation of blood donor clubs) (26 pages, in Spanish).
6.
Description of content: Terms and definitions, training in voluntary blood donation
promotional activities, resources, promotion of blood donation, awareness-raising
methodology, ethics, formation of blood donor clubs.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health.
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8.
Relevant documents:
World Health Organization (2002). Safe Blood and Blood Products, Module 1: Safe Blood
Donation. Geneva, Pages 26, 36, 82 and 110.
Pan American Health Organization (2002). International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies. Recruitment of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors.
Pan American Health Organization (2002). Selection of blood donors. Module 1: Safe
blood.
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
30 January 2007
Proposed date of entry into force:
30 November 2007
10.
Final date for comments: -
11.
Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad (DIGENOR)
Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentales "Juan Pablo Duarte", piso 11
Ave. México esquina Leopoldo Navarro
Santo Domingo
República Dominicana
Tel.:
+(1 809) 686-2205
Fax:
+(1 809) 688-3843
E-mail: +(1 809) digenor@codetel.net.do
Web site: www.digenor.gov.do