G/SPS/N/UGA/81  
 
4 June 2019  
(19-3824) 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):  Ovine (lamb) meat  
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 2122:2019, Ovine (Lamb) meat - Carcases and 
cuts - Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/UGA/19_3259_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements for raw 
Lamb meat fit for human consumption and for use in the food industries.  
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:  
[ ] 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, ho w and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− DUS ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria  spp. - Part 1: Detection 
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  − US CAC/MRL - 2, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk management 
Recommendations  (RMRs) for Residues of veterinary Drugs in food  
− US CAC/GL 61, Guidelines on the application of general principles of food hygiene to 
the control of listeria monocytogenes in foods  
− US CAC/GL 88, Guidelines on application of general principles of food hygie ne to 
control of food borne parasites  
− US CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygiene practice for meat  
− US 45, General standards for food additives  
− FDUS 734, Design and operation of abattoirs and slaughterhouses - Requirements  
− FDUS 737, Production of packaged meat products  (processed) - Hygienic 
requirements  
− FDUS 779, Transportation of meat and meat products -Requirements  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
− US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
− US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health c laims - Requirements  
− US ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeds - Horizontal method for detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella, Enumeration by a miniaturized most 
probable number technique  
− US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal  feeds - Horizontal method for 
enumeration of Coagulase - positive staphylococci. ( Staphylococcus aureus  and other 
species), Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
− US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeds - Horizontal method for detection, 
enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  - Most probable number technique  
− IS 2536, Meat and meat products - Mutton and lamb meat (clevon) - fresh, chilled 
and frozen, Technical requirements  
− UNECE 2007, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ovine m eat- Carcasses 
and cuts  
− Uganda Gazette   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2019  
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 and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2019  
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: http://www.unbs.go.ug  G/SPS/N/UGA/81  
 
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  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: http://www.unbs.go.ug