G/SPS/N/UGA/312  
23 January 2024  
(24-0483) 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):  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)  
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 1825 -1:2023, Hay as animal feed Part 1: 
Rhodes and Natural Grass Hay - Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UGA/24_00657_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and test 
methods for Rhodes and natural grass hay used as animal feed.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 Cod ex 
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, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/312  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. ARS 56, P re – packaged foods – Labelling  
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 stu ffs, 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 — Deter mination of acid detergent fibre (ADF) and 
acid detergent 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 cadm ium by ICPAES  
13. ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — sampling  
14. Uganda Gazette  
(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) : 23 March 2024  
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 Industria l 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