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21 June 2019  
(19-4245) 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):  Tonto; 
Other fermented bev erages (for example, cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented 
beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non -alcoholic beverages, not 
elsewhere specified or included (HS 2206); Alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2143:2019, 
Tonto — Specification, First edition (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for Tonto.  
7. Objective and r ationale, 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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US ISO 5523, Liquid fruit and vegetable products — Determination of sulphur 
dioxide content (Routine method)  
2. US 28, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
3. US ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
4. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms – Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate 
technique  
5. US 45, General standard for food additives  
6. AOAC 999.10, Official method for lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods 
Atomic absorption Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion  
7. US EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  G/TBT/N/UGA/1095  
 
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  8. US EAS 61, Opaque beer — Specificati on 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
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/cr nattachments/2019/TBT/UGA/19_3559_00_e.pdf  
 