G/TBT/N/UGA/609  
 
27 February 2017  
(17-1168) 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):  Organic fertilizer. 
Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or  not mixed together or chemically treated; 
fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or  vegetable products. 
(HS: 3101). Fertilizers (ICS: 65.080)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1584 :2017, 
Organic fertilizer - Specification.  (16 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for organic fertilizers . 
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of ur gent pr oblems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive pr actices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or 
safety; Protection of  animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The Fertili zer Control Regulations, 2010  
2. ISO 6598, Fertilizers - Deter mination of phosphorus content - Quinoline 
phosphomolybdate gravimetric method  
3. ISO 8157, Fe rtilizers and soil conditioners - Vocabulary  
4. ISO 8633, Solid fertilizers - Simple sampling method for smal l lots 
5. ISO 8634, Solid fertilizers - Sampling plan for the evaluation of a large delivery  
6. ISO 10390, Soil quality - Determination of pH  
7. ISO 10694, Soil quality - Determination of organic and total carbon after dry 
combustion (elementary analysis)  
8. ISO 11047 , Soil quality - Determination of cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, 
lead, manganese, nickel and zinc - Flame and electrothermal atomic absorption 
spectrometric methods  
9. ISO 11261, Soil quality - Determination of total nitrogen - Modified Kjeldahl 
method  
10. ISO 11265, Soil quality - Determination of the specific electrical conductivity  
11. ISO 11465, Soil quality - Determination of dry matter and  water content on a mass 
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   12. ISO 14255, Soil quality - Determination of nitrate nitrogen, ammoni um nitrogen 
and total soluble nitrogen in air -dry soils using calcium chloride solution as 
extractant  
13. ISO 17318, Fertilizers and soil conditioners - Determination of arsenic, cadmium, 
chromium, lead and mercury contents  
14. ISO 17319, Fertilizers and soil cond itioners - Determination of water -soluble 
potassium content - Potassium tetraphenylborate gravimetric method  
15. Philipine National Standard. Organic Fertilizer. 2013.  
16. Ang-Lopez M. 2001. Quality and Maturation of Vermicompost Derived from 
Different Feedstocks . MSc. Thesis. Nova Scotia Agricultural College/ Dalhousie 
University. Nova Scotia, Canada.  
17. Avery, DT. 2002. The Hidden Dangers in Organic Food. Center for Global Food 
Issues - California Organic Fertilizers, Inc. www.organicag.com    
18. Fertilizer Regulatory Policies and Implementing Guidelines or "Bluebook"  
19. FFTC International Workshop. 1997. Quality Control of Organic Fertilizers 
(Compost). Suweon, Korea. June 23 -28, 1997.  
20. Lazcano C, M. Gomez -Brandon, J. Dominguez. Comparison of the effectiveness of 
composting and vermicomposting for the biological stabilization of cattle manure. 
Chemosphere 72 (2008) 1013 - 1019.  
21. Lemunier, M, C. Francou, S. Rousseaux, S. Houot, P. Dantigny, P. Piveteau, and J. 
Guzzo. 2005. Long -term survival of pathogenic and sanitation indicator bacteria in 
experimental biowaste composts. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.71(10): 5779 -5786  
22. PNS/BAFPS 40:2008 - Organic Fertilizer  
23. PNS 85:1984/AMD 01:1992 - Fertilizers - Solid Fertilizer - Method of Sampling PNS 
95:1987 - Packaging - Bags for Solid Fertilizers - Specification PNS 1033:1993 - 
Fertilizers - Marking - Presentation and Declaration  
24. Russell, S and L. Best. 2006. Setting the standards for compost. BioCycle. Journal 
of Composting and Organics Recycli ng. United Kingdom.  
25. Agricultural  Chemicals (Control) Act, 2006 (Act No.1 of 2007)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2017.  
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 : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_1082_00_e.pdf