G/TBT/N/UGA/563  
 
10 August 2016  
(16-4285) 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  
Nam e 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) : Edible fats, edible oils . 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and thei r cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal 
or vegetable waxes (HS: 15), Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or 
vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible 
fats or oils or their  fractions of heading 15.16  (HS: 1517) . Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds 
(ICS: 67.200), Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS : 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified 
document : DUS FDEAS  321:2016, Edible fats and oils (General ) – Specification (13 pages, 
in English)   
6. Description of content : This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, methods 
of sampling and tests for edible fats and oils intended for human consumption. It does not 
apply to any fat or oil, which i s a subject of specific Uganda Standard designated by 
specific name.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Trade facilitation; Quality requirements ; Protection of human health or safety; 
Prevention of decept ive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents : 
1. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  – Specification  
2. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink industries  
3. ISO 2590, General method for the determination of arsenic  – Silver 
diethyldithiocarbamate photometric method  
4. EAS 103, Schedule for permitted food additives  
5. EAS 291, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Sampling  
6. EAS 305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Sample preparation  
7. EAS 308, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Deter mination of unsaponifiable 
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  8. EAS 309, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of iodine value  
9. EAS 310, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of refractive index  
10. EAS 313, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of sap onification value  
11. EAS 303, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of solid fat content ? 
Pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance method  
12. EAS 319, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of melting point in 
open capillary tubes (slip point)  
13. ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
14. ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Preparation of test sample  
15. ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter conte nt 
16. ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of insoluble impurities 
content  
17. ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contents – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
18. ISO 12193, Animal an d vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy  
19. ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils  – Determination of Lovibond colour  
9. Proposed date of adoption : December 2016  
Proposed date of entry  into force : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.   
10. Final date for comments : 1 November 2016  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and websit e address es, if available , of other body : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/UGA/16_3154_00_E.pdf