G/SPS/N/UGA/197  
 
29 June 2022  
(22-5040) 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):  Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (HS code(s): 0407); 
Poultry and eggs (ICS code(s): 67.120.20)  
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 1199: 2022, Edible eggs -in-shell — 
Specification and grading, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  34 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UGA/22_4378_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1.1. This Draft Uganda Standard specifies safety and quality requirements method of 
sampling and test methods for edible hen eggs in shell intended for human 
consumption.  
1.2. This standard applies to hen eggs -in-shell fit for direct human consumption and for 
use in the food and/or non -food i ndustries.  
1.3. All eggs must originate from laying hens or laying hens of breeding stock kept on 
farms regularly operated under the applicable regulations pertaining to food safety 
and inspection.  
1.4. Interior egg quality specifications for these standards are bas ed on the apparent 
condition of the interior contents of the egg as it is twirled before the candling light. 
Any type or make of candling light may be used that will enable the particular grader 
to make consistently accurate determination of the interior q uality of shell eggs. It is 
desirable to break out an occasional egg and by determining the Haugh unit value of 
the broken -out egg, compare the broken -out and candled appearance, thereby aiding 
in correlating candled and broken -out appearance.  
Note: This D raft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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) :  G/SPS/N/UGA/197  
 
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  [ ] 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, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• Uganda Gazette  
• Regulations Governing the Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs, 7 CFR Part 56, Effective 30 
March 2008  
• United States Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs, AMS 56, Effective 
20 July 2000  
• UNECE STANDARD EGG -01:2009, Concerning the marketing and commercial quality 
control of edible hen eggs -in-shell 
• UNECE EP 42:1976/1994, Eggs -in-shell 
• KS 01 -1172:1994 , Specification for grading chicken eggs  
(available in English)  
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) : 28 August 2022  
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 63 29 
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, Ug anda 
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug