G/TBT/N/UGA/530  
 
10 December 2015  
(15-6533)  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 telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Sesame seeds. Oil 
seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS: 12 ). Oilseeds (ICS: 67.200.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: DUS 1628:2015, 
Sesame – Specification (12 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for Sesame ( Sesamun indicum .L.) for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements; Protection of hum an health or safety; Prevention of 
deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Product fact sheet – Sesame – Europe – Vegetable oils – Oil seeds, 2013 
2. IS 4429, Grading for sesame seeds for oil milling 
3. ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils –Determination of acid value and acidity  
4. US ISO 605, Pulses – Determination of impu rities, size, foreign odour, insects, and 
species and variety – Test methods 
5. US EAS 38:2013, Labelling of pre-packaged foods – General requirements 
6. EAS 39, Code of Practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry 
7. US ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products – Sampling of static batches  
8. US 246, Specification for woven bags made from natural fibres for cereals and 
pulses 
9. US ISO 5983-1, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content – Part 1: Kjeldahl method 
10. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
11. US ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products – Sampling of static batches  
12. US ISO 21527-2, Microbiology of food and an imal feedstuffs – 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 
13. US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal  feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
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14. US ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by-products – Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
15. US ISO 5985, animal feeding stuff determinat ion of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
16. ISO 659, Oil seeds determination of oil content (reference method) 
17. US ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of the contents of calcium, 
copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc – Method using 
atomic absorption spectrometry 
9. Proposed date of adoption: July 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/UGA/15_4827_00_e.pdf