G/TBT/N/UGA/1811  
28 July 2023  
(23-5164) 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 [X], 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):  Barley 
(excl. seed for sowing) (HS code(s): 100390); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS 
code(s): 67.060); Barley grains  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DARS 
878:2023, Barley grains — Specification, First Edition.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.; (62 page(s), 
in Engl ish) 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for barley grains of varieties (cultivars) grown from Hordeum 
vulgare Lin and Hordeum bulbosum 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/1811  
 
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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. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
4. ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method)  
5. ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content — 
Routine reference method  
6. ISO 5223, Test sieves for cereals  
7. ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content — Kjeldahl method  
8. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
9. Ullrich, S.E., editor. (2011) Barley: Production, Improvement, and Uses 
[Internet]. Wiley -Blackwell,Chiche ster, West Sussex, UK; Ames, Iowa, USA  
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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