Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/319 |
G-IV§23 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
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Agriculture |
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In this connection, it should be noted that the Special Agricultural Development Fund (FEDA) was reactivated at the end of 2012. Its institutional and legal framework is based on Law No. 367 of 1972. FEDA's mission is to promote and stimulate sustainable development in rural areas in order to improve the sector's competitiveness by strengthening social and production infrastructure and improving access to low interest solidarity loans for producer organizations which, for various reasons, cannot benefit from loans provided by formal entities or commercial banks. The Office of the President of the Republic plays a direct role in managing these programmes by means of "surprise visits", during which the needs stated by the country's poorest producers' associations are assessed and properly addressed. The aims here are to generate rural employment, ensure access to credit, reforest watersheds and modernize infrastructure in the countryside, thereby raising the standard of living of rural dwellers. So great has been the impact of these programmes in reducing rural poverty that in September 2014, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) invited the Dominican Republic to present them as a model to be replicated in other countries.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-Summary§6 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
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(...) In general, all activities are open to foreign investment except those related to the management of toxic, hazardous or radioactive waste produced abroad; public health; the environment; and weapons production. At the sectoral level, there are restrictions in the mining, broadcasting, energy and air transport sectors, as well as in a number of professional services.
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Hazardous
Waste
Environment
Energy
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-II§54 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
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In general, all activities are open to foreign investment except those specified in Law No. 16 95 and in certain sectoral laws. Article 5 of Law No. 16 95 prohibits foreign investment in activities related to the management of toxic, hazardous, or radioactive waste produced abroad; public health; the environment; and weapons production.
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Hazardous
Waste
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-Summary§12 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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Imported products which present a risk for human, animal, plant, aquaculture or forest health must comply with the sanitary, phytosanitary, and animal health measures specified in the technical regulations or no objection permits and must have an import permit. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-III§43 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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The Dominican Republic keeps a list of prohibitions and goods subject to import permits for reasons of public health and safety, animal and plant health and environmental protection. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-III§84 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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Imported products which present a risk for human, animal, plant, aquaculture or forest health must comply with the sanitary, phytosanitary and animal health measures specified in the technical regulations or no objection permits and must have an import permit. (...)
• Imports of products of plant origin (...)
For fertilizers and their raw materials, a no objection permit from the Ministry of the Environment is required rather than the phytosanitary no objection permit.
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• Imports of products of forest origin (wood) and fishery products require a permit issued by the DSV or the Dominican Fisheries and Aquaculture Council (CODOPESCA), respectively. For wood, the importer must have a permit from the Ministry of the Environment in addition to the no objection permit from the DSV. For the import of fishery products, a no objection permit has to be requested from CODOPESCA by means of a letter describing the product.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-III§50 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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For fertilizers and their raw materials, obtaining an import permit from the DPAG requires the submission of a no objection permit issued by the Ministry of the Environment. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.7 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
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Table 3.7 Products subject to permits, at August 2014
- Product: Ozone depleting gases and substances [d]
- Legal instrument (Date of enactment):
Resolution No. 10 2012 (25 March 2012)
Resolution No. 27 2012 (23 March 2012)
Resolution No. 02 2010 (15 January 2010)
Decree No. 565 11 (29 September 2011)
Resolution No. 12 2005 (6 September 2005)
Decree No. 356 99 (12 August 1999)
Law No. 64 00 (18 August 2000)
Law No. 311 (24 May 1968)
[d] Permits granted by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.11 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 3.11 Principal laws and agreements composing the legal framework for sanitary and phytosanitary measures
(...) Principal legislation Legal framework Date of enactment Brief description
Animal health
Law on the Environment and Natural Resources Law No. 64 00 18 August 2000 N/A
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Natural resources
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-III§81 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(...) The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) has the task of regulating trade in dangerous substances, forestry products and matters relating to wildlife, the soil and water. (...)
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Forest
Wildlife
Natural resources
Environment
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