G/SPS/N/UGA/159  
 
8 June 2021  
(21-4671) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Tomato concentrates (paste and puree)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 66 -4:2021, Tomato products - Specification - 
Part 4: Tomato concentrates (paste and puree), Second Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UGA/21_3944_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for tomato concentrates (paste and  puree).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 57 -1981, Sta ndard for Processed Tomato 
Concentrates  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/159  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− AOAC 971. 27, Sodium chloride in canned vegetables. Method  
− EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
− EAS 35, Edible salts - Specification  
− EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
− EN 12631, Fruit and vegetable juices. Enzymatic determination of D - and L-lactic acid 
(lactate) content. NAD spectrometric method  
− ISO 762, Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of mineral impurities content  
− ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of pH  
− United States Standards for Grades of Canned Tomato P aste, Effective date 
19 September 1977  
− Uganda Gazette  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification a nd/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 August 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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