G/TBT/N/UGA/684  
 
24 May 2017  
(17-2789) 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):  Edible eggs in shell.  
(HS 0407). (ICS  67.120.20).  
5. Title, num ber of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1682:2017, 
Edible eggs in shell — Specification (First edition). (20 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of test for edi ble eggs -in-shell fit for human consumption and for use in the food and/or 
non-food industries . Eggs may be from any domesticated poultry.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Trade facilitation; Consumer i nformation, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Egg labelling Guide: 2013, Guide to Austrian laws, regulations and standards for egg 
producers  
2. Egg marketing: 2003, Guide to production and sale of eggs, Food and Agriculture 
Organisation of the United Nations  
3. Egg marketing standards regulations: 2003, Subsidiary legislation 427.48  
4. Food labelling requirements for eggs and egg products: 2009, N ew Zealand Food 
Safety Authority  
5. R. Scott Beyer, 2005: Factors affecting egg quality. Kansas State University  
6. Standard specification: 2010, Chicken table eggs, Food recap  
7. Types of eggs: 2017, Farmers of Alberta, Calgary  
8. US CAC/MRL -2, Maximum Residue Limits  (MRLs) and Risk management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in food  
9. US CAC/RCP 15, Code of hygienic practice for eggs and egg products  G/TBT/N/UGA/684  
 
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  10. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods – General requirements  
11. US EAS 456, Organic products st andard  
12. US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling – Requirements  
13. US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims – Requirements  
14. US ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeds – Horizontal method for 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella, Enumeration by a miniaturized 
most probable number technique  
15. US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeds – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of Coagulase -positive staphylococci. (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species), Detection and MPN technique for low nu mbers  
16. US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeds – Horizontal method for 
detection, enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable number 
technique  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon de claration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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/2017/TBT/UGA/17_2417_00_e.pdf