G/TBT/N/UGA/1907  
22 January 2024  
(24-0452) 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  
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  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may 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 co de(s): 230990); Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DARS 
1830:2023, Compounded goat and sheep feed - Specification, First Edition ;(24 page(s), 
in English)  
Note: This Draft Uga nda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard specify the requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for compounded goat and sheep feeds.  
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; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARSO XXXXX Code of good practice on animal feeding  
2. ISO 2591 -1, Test sieving — Part 1: Methods using test sieves of woven wire cloth 
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  3. ISO 5984:2002, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude ash  
4. ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric 
acid 
5. ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1: 
Titrimetric method  
6. ISO 6491, Animal feeding stu ffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
7. ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
8. ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile 
matter content  
9. ISO 6497 Animal feeding stuffs — Sampling ISO 6654, Animal feeding stuffs — 
Determination of urea content  
10. ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method 
with intermediate filtration  
11. ISO 6866, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of free and total gossypol  
12. ISO 6867, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of vitamin E content — Method 
using high -performance liquid chromatography  
13. ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of the contents of calcium, 
copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and  zinc — Method 
using atomic absorption spectrometry  
14. ISO 14565, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of vitamin A content — Method 
using high -performance liquid chromatography  
15. ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1 content of 
mixed feeding stuffs — Method using high -performance liquid chromatography  
16. ISO 16634 -1, Food products — Determination of the total nitrogen content by 
combustion according to the Dumas principle and calculation of the crude protein 
content — Part 1: Oilseeds a nd animal feeding stuffs  
17. ISO 17375, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1  
18. ISO 27085, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium, sodium, 
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, 
molybdenum, arsenic, lea d and cadmium by ICPAES  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
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  
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