G/SPS/N/BDI/44, G/SPS/N/KEN/200  
G/SPS/N/RWA/37, G/SPS/N/TZA/258  
G/SPS/N/UGA/241  
6 March 2023  
(23-1603) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, 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):  Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food 
put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 230990); Animal fe eding 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:  DEAS 973 - 1: 2023, Compounded fish feed — 
Specification – Part 1: Tilapia and catfish feeds, First Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_1602_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, method 
of sampling and test for compounded fish feed for tilapia and catfish feeds.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 Alimentari us 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 Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM numbe r):  
[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/BDI/44 • G/SPS/N/KEN/200 • G/SPS/N/RWA/37 • G/SPS/N/TZA/258 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/241  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• EAS 973:2019, Compounded fish feed specification, First Edition  
• ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and calculation 
of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
• ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1: 
Titrimetric method  
• ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
• ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
• ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile matter 
content  
• ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — Sampling  
• ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method with 
intermediate filtration  
• ISO 9831, Animal fee ding stuffs, animal products, and faeces or urine — Determination 
of gross calorific value — Bomb calorimeter method  
• ISO 13903, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amino acids content  
• ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1 co ntent of mixed 
feeding stuffs — Method using high -performance liquid chromatography  
• ISO 17375, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1  
 (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 fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 May 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