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3.99. (...) Technical regulations ensure national security; protect human life, health and safety, animal life and health, and the environment; and prevent misleading business practices that are harmful to consumers.

3.111. The main institution responsible for developing and implementing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures is the Ministry of Agriculture, through the Department of Plant Health (DSV) and the Department of Animal Health, which is attached to the Directorate General of Livestock (DIGEGA). [113] (...)
[113] The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MIMARENA) intervenes in exceptional cases, especially where there are allegations concerning the environmental impact of products of plant or animal origin.

3.115. (...) Generally, sanitary and phytosanitary measures are based on scientific principles, risk criteria and parameters laid down by international organizations such as CODEX, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The aim of the measures is to protect the lives and health of people, animals and plants and to preserve the environment while facilitating national and international trade in goods.

Table 3.15 Selected public enterprises, 2022
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Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (EGEHID): State shareholding (%): 100.0
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4.1.   (...) However, most of the rural population depends on agriculture, hence the sector's importance for enhancing food security, harnessing export potential, generating employment and income for the rural population and ensuring environmental sustainability.

4.3.   The Dominican Republic's agricultural policy is outlined in the Sectoral Agricultural Operational Plan (POA), drafted on an annual basis. (...) The policy is also developed taking account of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

4.4.   During the review period, the agricultural policy generally focused on enhancing agricultural production by improving productivity and adopting sustainable agricultural practices that help protect the environment with a view to ensuring food security, creating rural jobs and increasing agricultural product exports. (...)

4.27.   (...) Agricultural insurance currently covers risks such as fire, cyclones, tornadoes, floods and droughts. All types of crops are covered, but mainly rice, plantains, bananas, beans, fruit and vegetables, grown throughout the national territory in protected environments or in open fields. (...) Agricultural insurance policies are also exempt from Selective Consumption Tax (ISC). (...)

4.31.   The fisheries sector is governed by the Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture, which aims to establish a fisheries and aquaculture system based on the principles of responsible fisheries and the rational and sustainable use of fishery resources. (...) The fisheries sector is also directly or indirectly governed by the General Law on the Environment and Natural Resources[40] and the Law on Biodiversity and Protected Areas.[41]
[40] General Law No. 64-00 of 18 August 2000 on the environment and natural resources.
[41] Law No. 333-15 of 11 December 2015 on biodiversity.

4.32.   The Dominican Fisheries and Aquaculture Council (CODOPESCA) is the governing body of the fisheries sector, established under the Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture, and is responsible for regulating the extraction and ensuring the protection of fishery resources within a sustainable framework. (...)