G/TBT/N/UGA/572  
 
12 September 2016  
(16-4790) 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 [  ], 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):  Millet flour.  Cereal 
flours other than of wheat or meslin. (HS  1102) ; Cereals, pulses and derived products 
(ICS 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  
DUS DEAS  89:2016, Millet flour - Specification, (15 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African S tandard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for millet flour obtained from pearl millet of varieties 
(cultivars)  souna  and sanio grown from Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. proso millet grown 
from Penicum maliaceum and finger millet grow n from Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertner 
intended for human consumption. It does not apply to grits obtained from pearl millet.   
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Trade facilitation; Quality requirements ; Protection of Human health or Safety ; Prevention 
of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/254  
2. CODEX STAN 170 -1989 (Rev. 1 - 1995), Pearl millet flour  
3. EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods - Specification  
4. EAS 39,  Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
5. EAS 103, Schedule for permitted food additives  
6. EAS 284, Pearl millet grains - Specification and grading  
7. EAS 41, Fruits, vegetables and derived products  
8. EAS 74, Methods of test for  animal feedstuffs  
9. EAS 82, Milled cereal products - Methods of test  
10. EAS 217, Methods for the microbiological examination of foods  
11. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nu ts and derived products - High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
12. CODEX Stan 193, Codex general Standards for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed  
13. ISO 9648, Sorghum - Determination of tannin  
14. ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products - Sampling of static batches  G/TBT/N/UGA/572  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: January 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.   
10. Final date for comments:  4 November 2016  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2016/TBT/UGA/16_3724_00_e.pdf