G/TBT/N/UGA/1909  
22 January 2024  
(24-0455) 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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Swedes, 
mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne "alfalfa", clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, 
vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets (excl. lucerne 
"alfalfa" meal and pellets) (HS code(s): 121490); Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 
65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DA RS 
1825-1: 2023, Hay as animal feed Part 1 – Rhodes and Natural Grass Hay - Specification, 
First Edition ; (14 page(s), in English)  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee . 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and test 
methods for Rhodes and natural grass hay used as animal feed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive pract ices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 56, Pre – packaged foods – Labelling  G/TBT/N/UGA/1909  
 
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  2. CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food 
and feed  
3. ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile 
matter content  
4. ISO 5983 – 1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
5. ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method 
with intermediate filtration  
6. ISO 5984, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude ash  
7. ISO 6490 -1: Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1  
8. ISO 6491: Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
9. ISO 9831 - Animal feeding stuffs, animal products, and faeces or urine — 
Determination of gross calorific value — Bomb calorimeter method  
10. ISO 16472 - Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amylase -treated neutral 
detergent fibre content (aNDF)  
11. ISO 13906 - Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of acid detergent fibre (ADF) 
and acid detergen t lignin (ADL) contents  
12. ISO 27085 - Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium, sodium, 
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, 
molybdenum, arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICPAES  
13. ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — samplin g 
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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