G/TBT/N/BWA/152  
25 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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 [  ], 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):  Animal 
feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 650:2014 
Animal feeding stuffs — Sheep and goat feeds — Specification; (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The standard specifies requirements for sheep and goat 
compound feed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Protection of animal or plant life or health; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 952.02, Cobalt in animal feed  – Colorimetric method.  
AOAC 952.14, Mercury in foods – Colorimetric dithizone method.  
AOAC 952.24, Microchemical determination of bromine, chlorine or iodine.  
AOAC 957.22, Arsenic (Total) in feeds – Colorimetric test  
AOAC 982.29, Vitamin D in mixed feeds, – premixes and pet foods -Liquid 
chromatographic method.  
AOAC 996.16, Selenium in feeds and premixes.  G/TBT/N/BWA/152  
 
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  AOAC 975.08, Fluorine in animal feeds – Distillation method.  
AOAC 999.11, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron and zinc in foods – Atomic 
absorption  spectrophotometry.  
BOS 9 Prepackaged goods for the ultimate consumer – Labelling, presentation and 
advertising – General  requirements  
ISO 5498, Agricultural food products – Determination of crude fibre content - General 
method.  
ISO 5510, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of available lysine.  
ISO 5983, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of nitrogen content - Kjeldahl method.  
ISO 5984, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of crude ash.  
ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs – Determinatio n of calcium content. Part 1: Trimetric 
method.  
ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of phosphorus content.  
ISO 6496:1983, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of moisture content.  
ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs – Sampling.  
ISO 6498, Animal fe eding stuffs – Preparation of test samples.  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella  spp. 
ISO 6651, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1content.  
ISO 6866, Animal feeding s tuffs – Determination of free and total gossypol.  
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:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw