G/SPS/N/UGA/263  
28 July 2023  
(23-5151) 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):  Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned 
or split (excl. beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", 
small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code(s): 
071339); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060), Dry lima beans; Dry 
butter beans  
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 874:2023, Dry lima beans — Specification, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_11356_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for dry lima beans of cultivated varieties (cultivars) grown from 
Phaseolus lunatus  L. intended for human consumption.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to th e 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 standar d? 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) :  
[ ] Inter national 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/263  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
− ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling  
− AOAC  Official Method 999.10:1999, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron and 
zinc in foods — Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
− AOAC Official Method 999.11:1999, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron and 
zinc in foods — Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
− AOAC Official Method 2001.04, Determination of Fumonisins B1 and B2 in corn and 
corn flakes — Liquid chromatography with immunoaffinity column cleanup  
− ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size,  foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety —Test methods  
− ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
− ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method  
− United States Standards for Beans, Effective December 2008: Grades and  grade 
requirements for the class Large Lima Beans  
− Australian Pulse Standards, 2012/2013: Broad beans — Minimum receival standard  
− 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.  
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) : 26 September 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