G/TBT/N/UGA/1239  
23 October 2020  
(20-7338) 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 dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh 
pumpkin, Fresh squash; Fresh or chilled pumpkins, squash and gourds "Cucurbita spp." 
(HS 070993); Vegetables and derived products (ICS 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2254:2020, 
Fresh p umpkin and squash — Specification and grading, First Edition (14 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for pumpkin and (winter) squash, both of cucurbit family 
(Cucurbita pepo, C. moshata, C. maxima, C. mixta) having a hard shell and mature seeds 
commercially produced for fresh consumption. This standard does not include pumpkin 
and squash intended for use in industrial processed pumpkins.  
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  G/TBT/N/UGA/1239  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. U.S. Grades Standards for Fall and Winter Type Squash and Pumpkins, 13 October 
1983 (Reprinted — January 1997)  
2. Thai Agricultural Standard TAS 1513 -2012, Pumpkin  
3. Regulations relating to the grading, packing and marking of fresh vegetables 
intended for sale in the republic of South Africa, 24 May 2013  
4. Quality Standards for Pumpkin  
5. UNECE standards on fresh fruits and vegetables, Glossary of terms, 2016  
6. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead 
content — Flameless atomic absorpti on spectrometric method  
7. US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials  
8. US CAC/RCP 53, Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables  
9. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
10. US ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling  
11. US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of 
cadmium content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
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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