G/SPS/N/UGA/286  
24 October 2023  
(23-7146) Page: 1/3 
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):  Anchovies "Engraulis spp.", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and 
offal) (HS code(s): 030563); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30)  
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 DARS 1110 -2:2023, Dried small sardine and 
sardine -type pelagic fish - Part 2: Dried anchovies, First Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  22 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_13111_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard shall apply to all commercial species of anchovies 
belonging to the family Engraulidae that have been boil ed in brine, and dried. This product 
is intended for consumption after cooking and for further processing This Standard shall 
not cover products that have undergone heat treatment prior to drying. The product shall 
be prepared from fresh or frozen split or  whole fish of the family Engraulidae with some of 
the species listed, but not limited in Annex A . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terr itory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/286  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. AOAC Official Method 937.09, Salt (chlorine as sodium chloride) in seafood  
2. AOAC Official Method 977.13, Histamine in sea food - Fluorometric method  
3. AOAC Official Method 999.10, Lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods - Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
4. AOAC Official Method 9 99.11, Lead, cadmium, copper, iron and zinc in foods - Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
5. AOAC Official Method 2015.01, Heavy metals in food - Inductively coupled plasma –mass 
spectrometry  
6. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene - Code of practice  
7. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods - Labelling  
8. ARS 471, Iodized food grade salt - Specification  
9. CAC/RCP 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
10. CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
11. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feed ing stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms - Most probable number technique  
12. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
13. ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 °C  
14. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
15. ISO 6887-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test samples, 
initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination – Part 1: General 
rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions  
16. ISO 6887-3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test samples, 
initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination – Part 3: Specific 
rules for the preparation of fish and fishery products  
17. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiolog y of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
18. ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding  stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
19. ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizo ntal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
20. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detecti on and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
21. ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony -count technique  
22. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxin 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products - High performance liquid 
chromatographic method  
23. ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for th e 
detection of Escherichia coli O157  
24. ISO 18787, Foodstuffs - Determination of water activity  
25. ISO 21567, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Shigella spp.  
26. ISO/TS 21872 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 1: Detection of Vibrio 
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
27. ISO/TS 21872 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method fo r 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 2: Detection of species 
other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
28. Codex pesticides  residues  in food (online  database ) 
https://www.acfs.go.th/codex/PesticideDatabase.html/  
29. Uganda Gazette  
(available in English)  G/SPS/N/UGA/286  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 December 2023  
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