G/SPS/N/UGA/193  
 
29 June 2022  
(22-5039) Page: 1/3 
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, fresh or chilled (HS code(s): 0201); Meat 
and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10), bovine meat  
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 1245: 2022, Bovine (beef) meat — 
Carcasses and cuts, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number  of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UGA/22_4371_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies methods of grading and 
grades of beef, quality and safety requirements and methods of test 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 Sta ndard 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 r elevant 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 , 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:   G/SPS/N/UGA/193  
 
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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/RCP 1, Recommended international c ode of practice — General principles of food 
hygiene  
• CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat  
• CAC/MRL2: Maximum residue limits (MRLs) and risk management recommendations 
(RMRs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods  
• 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 — Horizont al 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 method 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 Clostridium perfringens — Colony -count technique  
• ISO 10272 -1: Microbiology of the foo d chain — Horizontal method for detection and 
enumeration of Campylobacter spp. — Part 1: Detection method  
• 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 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Escherichia coli  0157 
• ISO 21528 -1 
• ISO 215828 -2 
• CAC/GL 50  
(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  G/SPS/N/UGA/193  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax num ber 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