G/TBT/N/UGA/464
17 March 2015 
(15-1539)  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): Plant growing 
(ICS: 65.020.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: FDUS EAS 
824:2014, Soybean Seed - Requirements for Certification (25 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This Final Draft East African Standard specifies the certification 
requirements for the production of pre-basic, basic and certified seed of soybean ( Glycine 
max(L.) Merrill ). It includes requirements for eligible varieties, field standards, field 
inspections, seed sampling, laboratory standards, certificates, packaging and labelling, and 
post-control tests.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Trade promotion; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements 
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Kenya Gazette Supplement 217, Acts N 53, 2012, The Seeds and Plant Varieties Act;
2. Seed Regulations 2007, Seed Act N18, 2003 Republic of Tanzania; 
3. Seed and Plant Act of Uganda, 2006; 
4. Rwanda Seed Law # 14/2003; 
5. ASARECA, July 2007. Seed Certification Standards for Ten Crops of the Major 
Economic Importance in East Africa  and Rwanda, Obongo Nyachae STAK; 
6. ECAPAPA, ASARECA September, 2002. Harmonization of Seed Policies and 
Regulations in Eastern Africa; 
7. Kenya Seed Sector Baseline Study, by Evan s Olonyi Sikinyi, Seed Trade Association 
of Kenya (STAK) AFSTA 2010; 
8. Rwanda Seed Sector Baseline Study, AFSTA 2010; 
9. Uganda Seed Sector Baseline Study, Ruth N. Ssebuliba, Uganda Seed Trade 
Association (USTA) AFSTA 2010; 
10. Burundi Seed Sector Baseline Study,  Mr. Juvent Baramburiye, AFSTA 2010; 
11. CABI, 2013. Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International 
http://www.cabi.org/cpc ; 
12. UPOV Convention Act 1991; G/TBT/N/UGA/464 
 
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  13. International Plant Protection Convention of 1951; 
14. The Seeds and Plants Regulations for Uganda 2011. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   September 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon declaration as mand atory 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_1169_00_e.pdf