G/TBT/N/UGA/1076  
 
15 May 2019  
(19-3345) 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  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Sesame 
Oil; - Sesame oil and its fractions (HS 151550); Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds (ICS 67.200)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 175:2019, 
Sesame Oil  — Specification, Second Edition. (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, test 
methods and sampling for sesame oil suitable for human consumption derived from 
Sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer  protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US 1673, Sesame grain specification  
2. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
3. US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink industries  
4. US ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value 
and acidity  
5. US ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of moisture and 
volatile matter content  
6. US ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of insoluble 
impurities content  
7. US ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of 
unsaponifiable matter — Method using diethyl ether  
8. US ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of 
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  9. US ISO 3 960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide 
value — Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
10. US ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of iodine value  
11. US ISO 5508: Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Analysis by gas 
chromatography of methyl esters of fatty acids  
12. US ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
13. US ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of refractive 
index  
14. US ISO 6321, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of melting 
point in open capillary tubes (Slip point)  
15. US ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of copper, iron 
and nickel contents — Graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
16. US ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of lead by 
direct graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy  
17. US ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils —Determination of Lovibond 
colour  
18. IUPAC 2.101, Determination of Relative Density  
19. CODEX STAN. 26, 1981 (Rev 1 1989), Code x standard for edible Sesame oil  
20. US 175:2008, Sesame oil specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/UGA/19_2824_00_e.pdf