G/SPS/N/UGA/94  
 
7 November 2019  
(19-7572) 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):  Beeswax  
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 DEAS 992:2019, Beeswax - Specification, First 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  22 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/UGA/19_6313_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for food grade beeswax used in the food industry.  
Note: This draft 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) :  
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/94  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− JECFA Specification (2005), Beeswax monograph  
− ES 1203: 2005, Beeswax - Specification (First edition)  
− EFSA (2007), Beeswax (E 901) as a glazing agent and as carrier for flavours  
− ET 1504: 2005, Beeswax - Specification (First Revision)  
− IS 1504: 1996 (Reaffirmed in 2008), Beeswax, Crude and refined - Specification 
(Third Revision)  
− IS 4028 (1977), Beeswax, Bleached for Cosmetic Industry - Specification (First 
Revision)  
− AOAC 972.25, Lead in Food Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method  
− ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of aci d value and acidity  
− ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of saponification value  
− ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of iodine value  
− ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of refractive  index  
− ISO 6321, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of melting point in open 
capillary tubes (Slip  
− point)  
− CODEX STAN 107, General standard for the labelling of food additives when sold as 
such 
− EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufactu ring industry - Code of practice  
− CAC/RCP 1, General principles of food hygiene  
− Uganda Gazette   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020  
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) : 6 January 2020  
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: http://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: http://www.unbs.go.ug