G/TBT/N/UGA/1187  
3 February 2020  
(20-0811) 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  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plantation 
(mill) white sugar; O ther (HS 170199); Sugar and sugar products (ICS 67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  16:2020, Plantation (mill) white sugar - Specification, Second Edition (12 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies methods of test and 
sampling for plantation (mill) white sugar intended for human consumption.  
Note: This  Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.  
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 barri ers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/233  
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
3. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice.  
4. ISO 4833 -1:2013, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour 
plate technique  
5. ISO 6 579-1: Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
6. ISO 21527 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
7. ICUMSA Method GS 1/2/3/9 -1, The Determination of the Polarisation of Raw Sugar 
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  8. ICUMSA Method GS 1/3/4/7/8 -13, The Determination of Condu ctivity Ash in Raw 
Sugar, Brown Sugar, Juice, Syrup and Molasses  
9. ICUMSA Method GS 2/1/3 -27, The Determination of Lead in Sugar Products by a 
Colorimetric Method  
10. ICUMSA Method GS 2/1/3/9 -15, The Determination of Sugar Moisture by Loss on 
Drying  
11. ICUMSA Metho d GS 2/3 -24, The Determination of Lead in Sugars and Syrups by a 
GFAAS Method  
12. ICUMSA GS 2/3 -35, The Determination of Sulphite in Brown Sugars  
13. ICUMSA Method GS 2/3/9 -5, The Determination of Reducing Sugars in Purified 
Sugars by the Knight and Allen EDTA Met hod 
14. ICUMSA Method GS 2/3/9 -19, The Determination of Insoluble Matter in White Sugar 
by Membrane Filtration  
15. ICUMSA Method GS 2/3/9 -25, The Determination of Arsenic in Refined Sugar 
Products by a Colorimetric Method  
16. ICUMSA Method GS 2/3/9 -25 (2007), Arsenic in Refined Sugar Products by a 
Colorimetric Method  
17. ICUMSA Method GS 2/9 -6, The Determination of Reducing Sugars in White Sugar 
and Plantation White Sugar by the Modified Ofner Titrimetric Method  
18. ICUMSA Method GS 3/4/7/8 -11, The Determination of Sulphated A sh in Brown 
Sugar, Juice, Syrup and Molasses  
19. ICUMSA Method GS 9/1/2/3 -8, The Determination of Sugar Solution Colour at pH 
7.0 by the MOPS Method  
20. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable 
number technique  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2020  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/UGA/20_0761_00_e.pdf