DOM/57/Rev.1
WTO/SPS
DO Dominican Republic
  • 65 - Agriculture
2017-05-12
2017-03-28
Animals and animal products and by-products.
Anteproyecto de Ley de protección zoosanitaria (Preliminary draft animal protection law)

The notified draft Law seeks to establish basic rules for animal health protection in the Dominican Republic, with a view to preventing, controlling and/or eradicating diseases and pests that affect animals, protecting human health from zoonoses, facilitating domestic and international trade in animals and products and by-products of animal origin, and ensuring proper control of veterinary drugs and establishments. The provisions of this Law govern matters of public policy and social interest.

The following Articles have been amended in the first revision of the Law:

•  3 (paragraphs "a", "b", "c" and "d");

•  4 (paragraph "c");

•  8 (paragraphs "a", "b" and "c");

•  9 (paragraphs "f", "h", "i" and "n");

•  10, 16, 22, 25, 28, 35;

•  36 (paragraphs III and IV);

•  40 and paragraphs thereof;

•  41;

•  43 (paragraph "a");

•  48, 49, 51;

•  54 (paragraphs "c" and "e");

•  57, 58;

•  Insertion of second and third transitional provisions.

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