G/SPS/N/UGA/281  
23 October 2023  
(23-7102) Page: 1/3 
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):  Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code(s): 030289); Fish and fishery 
products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30); Fresh fish; Frozen finfish  
4. Regions or countries lik ely 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 1120 -1:2023, Fresh and frozen finfish – Part 1: 
Whole fish - Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_13082_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This African Standard applies to packaged fresh and frozen 
whole and gutted fish excluding those species covered by Part 2 of this standard or any 
other specific fresh or frozen product standard take to the general requirement.  
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 related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Pro tection 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/281  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. CAC/GL 21, Principles for the establishment and application of microbiological criteria for 
foods 
2. CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice - General principles of food 
hygiene  
3. CAC/GL 30, Principles and guidelines for the conduct of microbiological risk assessment  
4. CAC/GL 31, Guidelines for the sensory evaluation of fish and shellfish in laboratories  
5. CAC/RCP 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
6. ARS 53 General principles of food hygiene - Code of practice  
7. ARS 56 Pre -packaged foods - labelling  
8. Codex STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
9. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of colifo rms - Most probable number technique  
10. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
11. ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the  
enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 °C  
12. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
13. ISO 6887 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of t est 
samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination  – 
Part 1: General rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions  
14. ISO 6887 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of te st 
samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination  – 
Part 2: Specific rules for the preparation of meat and meat products  
15. ISO 6887 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test 
samples, initial su spension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination  – 
Part 3: Specific rules for the preparation of fish and fishery products  
16. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positiv e staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
17. ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococ cus aureus and other 
species) - Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
18. ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
19. ISO 7251, Microbiology of  food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
20. ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clost ridium perfringens - Colony -count technique  
21. ISO 21567, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Shigella spp.  
22. ISO/TS 21872 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detectio n of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 1: Detection of Vibrio 
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
23. ISO/TS 21872 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp . - Part 2: Detection of species 
other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
24. ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes - Part 1: Detection method  
25. ISO 11290 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes - Part 2: Enumeration method  
26. WHO International Guideline for Drinking water quality  
27. Uganda Gazette  
(available in Engl ish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . G/SPS/N/UGA/281  
 
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  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) : 22 December 2023  
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