G/SPS/N/UGA/169  
 
8 September 2021  
(21-6690) 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):  Citrus fruits  
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 330:2021, Citrus fruits - Specification, Second 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UGA/21_5654_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African standard specifies the requirements for 
citrus fruit of varieties (cultivars) grown from the following species to be supplied fresh to 
the consumer, citrus fruit for industrial processing being excluded:  
− Lemons grown from the speci es Citrus limon  (L.) Burm. f. and hybrids thereof;  
− Persian limes grown from the species Citrus latifolia  (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka, a large acid 
lime fruit known also as Bearss or Tahiti and hybrids thereof;  
− Mexican limes grown from the species Citrus aurantii folia (Christm.) Swingle, also 
known as sour limes and key limes and hybrids thereof;  
− Indian sweet limes, Palestine sweet limes grown from the species Citrus limettioides  
Tanaka and hybrids thereof;  
− Mandarins grown from the species ( Citrus reticulata  Blanco), including satsumas 
(Citrus unshiu  Marcow.), clementines ( Citrus clementina  hort. ex Tanaka), and 
common mandarins ( Citrus deliciosa  Ten.) and tangerines ( Citrus tangerine  Tanaka), 
grown from these species and hybrids thereof;  
− Oranges grown from the species Citrus sinensis  (L.) Osbeck and hybrids thereof;  
− Grapefruit grown from the species Citrus paradisi  Macfad. and hybrids thereof;  
− Pummelos or Shaddock grown from the species Citrus maxima  (Burm.) Merr. and 
hybrids thereof.  
Note:  This Draft East Afr ican Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/UGA/169  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal He alth Code, chapter 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− CAC/RCP 44, Code of practice for packaging and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables  
− CAC/RCP 53, Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits and vegetables  
− CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
− EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
− UNECE Standard FFV -14, Citrus fruit: 2017 edition  
− EAS 330:2002, Citrus fruit - Specific ation 
− Uganda Gazette  
(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) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives.  
[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) : 7 Novemb er 2021  
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) availab le 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