G/TBT/N/UGA/1847  
19 October 2023  
(23-7048) 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 
(excl. ornamental fish, trout [Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, 
Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus 
chrysogaster], eels [Anguilla spp.], carp [Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., 
Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon 
piceus, Catla catla , Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama 
spp.], Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna [Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis] and 
southern bluefin tuna [Thunnus maccoyii]) (HS code(s): 030199); Fishing and fish 
breeding (ICS code(s): 65.150); live fish seeds  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DARS 
1133:2023, Transport of live fish seeds for inland pisciculture purposes — Code of 
practice, First Edition; (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of c ontent:  This Draft African Standard describes the code of practice of 
conditions for transport of live seeds of inland fish species for pisciculture purposes. This 
Code excludes seeds of freshwater shellfish.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. IS 10449:1983 (R2000), Code for transport of live fish seeds for inland pisciculture 
purposes  
2. IS 4303 -1:1975, Code of hygienic conditions for fish industry — Part 1: Pre -
processing stage  
3. IS 4303 -2:1975, Code of hygienic conditions for fish industry — Part 2: Canning 
stage  
4. Codex Alimentarius website: 
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/mrls/vetdrugs/jsp/vetd_q -e.jsp 
5. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service website: http://www.mrldatabase.com  
6. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service website: 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/Standards  
7. European Union: 
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/pharmaceuticals/veterinary -
use/maximumresidue -limits/index_en.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determi ned 
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  
Webs ite: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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