G/TBT/N/UGA/1812  
28 July 2023  
(23-5166) 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):  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  
5. Title, numb er of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DARS 
874:2023, Dry lima beans — Specification, First Edition  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.; (16 page(s), 
in English)  
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.  
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; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/UGA/1812  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
2. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling  
3. AOAC Official Method 999.10:1999, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron 
and zinc in foods — Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after microwave 
digestion  
4. AOAC Official Method 999.11:1999, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron 
and zinc in foods — Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
5. AOAC Official Method 2001.04, Determination of Fumonisins B1  and B2 in corn 
and corn flakes — Liquid chromatography with immunoaffinity column cleanup  
6. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety —Test methods  
7. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
8. ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method  
9. United States Standards for Beans, Effective December 2008: Grades and grade 
requirements for the class Large Lima Beans  
10. Australian Pulse Standards, 2012/2013: Broad beans — Minimum r eceival 
standard  
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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