G/SPS/N/UGA/320  
15 March 2024  
(24-2324) 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):  Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic 
acid (HS code(s): 2002); Vegetables and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.080.20)  
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 890:2023, Dried tomatoes — Specification, 
Second  Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UGA/24_02034_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Uganda Standard specifies requirements, test methods and 
sampling for dried tomatoes of varieties (cultivars) grown from Lycopersicon esculentum 
Mill. and its hybrids, intended for direct consumption without further processing or for use 
in the food i ndustry.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there 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.  Terre strial 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/320  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
− US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygie ne in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
− US 45, General General standard for food additives  
− US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate 
technique  
− US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
− US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
− US 640, Dried fruits and vegetables - Code of practice for production, handling and 
processing  
− US 738, General standard for contami nants and toxins in food and feed  
− US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  — Most probable 
number technique  
− US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
− US 890: 2011, Dried tomatoes — Specification  
− Uganda Gazette  
(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) : 14 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, 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 f rom: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, 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