G/TBT/N/UGA/1846  
4 October 2023  
(23-6653) 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  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Live fish 
(HS code(s): 0301); Fishing and fish breeding (ICS code(s): 65.150); Tilapia farming  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DARS 
1106: 2023, Tilapia farming — Good aquaculture practices, First Edition ; (44 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft African Standard applies to good aquaculture 
practices (GAP) for Tilapia in pond, tanks and cage farming including harvesting and post -
harvest handling in order to produce tilapia fish of good quality and safe for consumption. 
This standard does not cover hatchery and nursery.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CAC/RCP 52, Code of pra ctice for fish and fishery products  
2. ISO 10523 Water Quality -Determination of pH  
3. ISO 11923 – Water Quality: Determination of suspended solids by filtration 
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  4. ISO 15681 -2 Water Quality - Determination of orthophosphate and total 
phosphorus contents by flow  
5. analysis (FIA and cfa) -pt 2 Method of continuous flow analysis (CFA)  
6. ISO 5664 - Water Quality: Determination of ammonia  
7. ISO 1173 -2 Determination of ammonia nitrogen Method by flow analyzers and 
spectrometric detection  
8. ISO 5 815-1 Water Quality -Determination of Biochemical oxygen demand after 
n-days (BODn)  
9. ISO 17289 - Determination of dissolved oxygen  
10. ISO 9297 Water quality — Determination of chloride  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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