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6 November 2019  
(19-7514) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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):  Bee 
propolis; - Other (HS 210690); Sugar and sugar products (ICS 67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 
990:2019, Bee propolis — Specification, First Edition. (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for bee propolis.  
Note: This draft standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC Official Method 999.11 Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, 
and Zinc in Foods, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry after Dry Ashing  
2. CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
3. EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
4. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged f oods — General requirements  
5. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
6. ISO 1666, Starch — Determination of moisture content — Oven-drying method  
7. EAS 804, Claims on food — General requirements  
8. EAS 805, Use of nutrition  and health claims — Requirements  
9. ISO 5516, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Decomposition of organic 
matter prior to analysis — Ashing method  G/TBT/N/UGA/1126  
 
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  10. ISO 5809, Starches and derived products — Determination of sulphated ash  
11. ISO 16212, Cosmetics — Microbio logy — Enumeration of yeast and mould  
12. ISO 21150, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Escherichia coli  
13. ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/UGA/19_6286_00_e.pdf  
 