G/SPS/N/UGA/184  
 
29 June 2022  
(22-5026) 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):  Meat of bovine animals, frozen (HS code(s): 0202); Meat and meat 
products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10), veal  
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 1246: 2022, Bovine (veal) meat — Carcasses 
and cuts, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UGA/22_4347_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies grading of Veal, quality 
and safety requirements, sampling and referenced test methods of carcasses thereof, 
intended for human consumption. This standard also defines major portions of meat cuts 
from the carcasses for sale.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standar d was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relev ant 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, ch apter 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/184  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• Uganda Gazette  
• AOAC Official Method 972.25, Lead (Pb) in food. Atomic absorption Spectrophotometer  
• CAC/MRL 2, Maximum residue limits for veterinary dru gs in food  
• CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat  
• ARS 56, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• 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  
• ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration 
of microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 ˚C by the surface plating technique  
• ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli  — Part 2: Colony -
count technique at 44 ˚C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
• ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal meth od for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci ( Staphylococcus aureus  and other 
species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
• ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clos tridium perfringens — Colony -count technique  
• ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 1: Detection 
method  
• ISO 13720, Meat and meat products — Enumeration of presumptive of Pseudomonas 
spp. 
• ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Escherichia coli  0157 
(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) : 28 August 2022  
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