G/SPS/N/UGA/278  
12 October 2023  
(23-6833) 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):  Live fish (HS code(s): 0301); Fishing and fish breeding (ICS code(s): 65.150); 
Tilapia farming  
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 1106: 2023, Tilapia farming - Good Aquaculture 
Practices, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  44 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_12951_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft African Standard applies to good aquaculture practices 
(GAP) for Tilapia in pond, tanks and cage farming including harvesting and post -harvest 
handling in order to produce tilapia fish of good quality and safe for consumption. This 
standard does not cover hatchery  and nursery.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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) :  
[ ] Internat ional 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/278  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− CAC/RCP 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products;  
− ISO 10523 Water Quality - Determination of pH;  
− ISO 11923 Water Quality - Determination of suspended solids by filtration through glass 
fibre filters;  
− ISO 15681 -2 Water Quality - Determination of orthophosphate and total phosphorus 
contents by flow;  
− Analysis (FIA and cfa) - pt 2 Method of continuous flow analysis (CFA);  
− ISO 5664 - Water Quality - Determin ation of ammonia;  
− ISO 1173 -2 - Determination of ammonia nitrogen Method by flow analysers and 
spectrometric detection;  
− ISO 5815 -1 Water Quality - Determination of Biochemical oxygen demand after n -days  
(BODn);  
− ISO 17289 - Determination of dissolved oxygen ; 
− ISO 9297 Water quality - Determination of chloride;  
− Uganda Gazette.   
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) : 11 December 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