G/SPS/N/UGA/191  
 
29 June 2022  
(22-5035) 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):  Pigeon peas ( Cajanus cajan ) (HS code(s): 071360); Cereals, pulses 
and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
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 868:2022, Dry pigeon peas — Specification, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UGA/22_4366_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This African Standard specifies the requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for dry pigeon peas of the varieties (cultivars) grown from 
Cajanus  cajan  (L.) intended for human consumption. It does not apply to processed pigeon 
peas.  
Note: This Draft Ugand a Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is ther e 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) :  
[ ] International 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/191  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• Uganda Gazette  
• ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
• ARS 56, Pre -packaged foods — Labelling  
• ISO 27085, Determinat ion of lead, cadmium, copper, iron and zinc in foods — Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
• ISO 27085, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron and zinc in foods — Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
• CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed 
• ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
• ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
• ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method  
• EAS 756:2012, Pigeon peas — Specification  
• Pulses Grading and Marking Rules, 2003, Schedule X, Grade designation and definition 
of quality of Arhar/Tur (Red gram) whole, Ministry of Agriculture, I ndia, 7 April 2004  
• Malawi Standard, MBS 400:1995, Pigeon peas — Specification  
• CODEX STAN 171:1989 (Rev. 1:1995), Standard for Certain Pulses  
• Australian Pulse Standards, 2012/2013: Pigeon peas minimum receival standards  
(available in English)  
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) : 28 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Add ress, 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 num ber 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