G/SPS/N/UGA/168  
 
30 August 2021  
(21-6478) 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):  Ready to drink alcoholic beverages  
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 1598:2021, Alcoholic beverages - Ready to Drink 
(RTD) - Specification, Second Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UGA/21_5437_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Ready to Drink alcoholic beverages (RTD).  This standard 
does not apply to the following categories of products for which other standards apply: 
Spirits, Wines, Liqueurs, Beers, Malt beverages, Cider and Perry, Mead, Distilled spirituous 
beverages.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
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 relat ed 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, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/168  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− CAC/GL 66, Guidelines for use of flavourings  
− CAC/MRL 2, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management Recommendations 
(RMRs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods  
− ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
− ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate technique  
− US 216 -1, Carbondioxide for use in the manufacture of beverages - Part 1: 
Specifications  
− US 217 -1/EAS 217 -1, Methods for the microbiological examination of foods - Part 1: 
General procedures and techniques  
− US 28, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
− US 45, General Standard for food additives  
− US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
− US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials  
− US EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages - Methods of sampling and test  
− US EAS 109, Potable spirit - Specification  
− US EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
− US EAS 144, Neutral spirit - Specification  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
− Uganda Gazette  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 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 fac ilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 October 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