G/SPS/N/UGA/280  
20 October 2023  
(23-7073) Page: 1/3 
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):  Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers 
(excl. smoked) (HS code(s): 160529); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30); 
Canned shrimps; Canned prawns  
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 1123:2023, Canned shrimps or prawns - 
Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_13064_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft African Standard applies to canned shrimp or prawn in 
hermetically sealed containers and prepared from species of any of the following families: 
penaeidae, pandalidae, crangonidae and palaemonidae. It does not apply to specialty 
products where shrimp or prawn constitutes less than 50% m/m of the contents.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 37 -1991 - Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Pro tection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS /N/UGA/280  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− CAC/GL 21, Principles for the establishment and application of microbiological criteria for foods  
− CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice - General principles of food hygiene  
− CAC/GL 30, Principles and guidelines for the conduct of microbiological risk assessment  
− CAC/GL 31, Guidelines for the sensory evaluation of fish and shellfish in laboratories  
− CAC/RCP 52[CD/K/521:2010], Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
− CAC/GL 53, Guidelines on the judgement of equivalence of sanitary measures associated 
with food inspection and certification systems  
− Codex pesticide residues in food (online database  https://www.acfs.go .th/codex/pesticide  
− ARS 471, Edible salt - Specification  
− ARS 56, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
− CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
− ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuff s - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms - Most probable number technique  
− ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
− ISO 4833, Microbiol ogy of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 °C 
− ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
− ISO 6887-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test samples, 
initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 1: General 
rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions  
− ISO 6 887-3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test samples, 
initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 3: Specific 
rules for the preparation of fish and fishery products  
− ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology  of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
− ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
− ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizon tal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
− ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detectio n and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
− ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony -count technique  
− ISO 21567, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Shigella spp.  
− ISO/TS 21872 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 1: Detection of  Vibrio 
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
− ISO/TS 21872 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 2: Detection of species 
other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholera  
− CAC/RCP 52 Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products  
− Uganda Gazette  
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   G/SPS/N/UGA/280  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 December 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] 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 from: [  ] National Notification  Authority, [  ] 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