G/SPS/N/UGA/137  
 
10 November 2020  
(20-8026) 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):  Ham 
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 1028:2020, Ham - Specification, First 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UGA/20_6878_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for ham. The  standard applies to the product that is cured and may be 
smoked or cooked, spiced and/or flavored.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or s erial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 96 -1981, Standard for Cooked Cured Ham.  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes  [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/137  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− CAC/MRL 2, Maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in food;  
− CAC/RCP 68 -2009, Code of practice for the reduction of contamination of food 
with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) from smoking and direct dryin g 
processes;  
− CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat;  
− CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives;  
− EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements;  
− EAS 35, Edible table salt - Specification;  
− EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice;  
− EAS 12, Potable water - Specification;  
− ISO 5961, Water quality - Determination of cadmium by atomic absorption 
spectrometry;  
− ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of lead content 
- Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method;  
− ISO 6637, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of mercury 
content - Flameless atomic absorption method;  
− 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 6579, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping o f Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.;  
− ISO 16654:2001/Amd.1:2017, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - 
Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 AMENDMENT 1: 
Annex B: Result of interlaboratory studies;  
− 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 17294 -2, Water quality - Application of inductively coupled plasma mass 
spectrometry (IC P-MS) - Part 2: Determination of 62 elements;  
− Uganda Gazette.  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2021.  
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 
notific ation and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2021  
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) 417 333 250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 414 286 123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug   
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  G/SPS/N/UGA/137  
 
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  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) 417 333 250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 414 286 123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug   
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug