Intellectual Property Rights Law

Sanitary Registration

The sanitary registration of products is necessary for the same to be imported into our country and the public institution that is responsible for issuing the sanitary registration certificates is the State Ministry of Public Health.

In this order, the necessary documents for filing a sanitary registration in the Dominican Republic are:

1. Name of the applicant and domicile;
2. Name of the product;
3. General information of the manufacturer;
4. General information of the importer;
5. Qualitative and quantitative formula of the product;
6. Free Sale Certificate, in original and in Spanish language, duly legalized before the Dominican Consulate of the nearest jurisdiction;
7. Power of attorney duly signed and sealed by the applicant, also legalized before the Dominican Consulate;
8. Analysis of the raw material and of the finish product;
9. Five labels, packages or wrappers of the finish product, in Spanish;
10. Five samples of the finished product in the way is going to be sold in the market.

The Trademark Legislation in the Dominican Republic does not prohibit commercialization or selling of the non-registered products in the Country. However, our National Health Legislation, which rules the importation and commercialization of medical and non-medical products in our country, establishes that the selling, importation and/or distribution of products that do not hold their sanitary registration, which is granted by the State Ministry of Public Health, are prohibited.

Official fees for sanitary registration vary from US$200.00 to US$450.00, depending on the products to be registered. Legal fees are US$700.00.

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