G/TBT/N/UGA/727  
 
22 August 2017  
(17-4487) 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):  Monoammonium 
phosphate fertilizers, diammonium phosphate ferti lizers .  Mineral or chemical fertilizers, 
phosphatic. (HS 3103), Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the 
fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of this 
Chapter in tablets or similar forms or  in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg. 
(HS 3105). Fertilizers (ICS 65.080).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 759:2017, 
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and Diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizers — 
Specificat ion. (10 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and tests methods for Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and Diammonium phosphate 
(DAP) fertilizers.  
7. Objective and rationale , includin g the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices 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. G/TBT/N/UGA/22  
2. AOAC 950.01, Water (Total) in fertilizers  
3. ISO 5316, Fertilizer — Extraction of water -soluble phosphates  
4. ISO 8157, Fertilizers and soil conditioners —Vocabulary  
5. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil  conditioners — Test sieving  
6. ISO 8633, Solid fertilizers — Simple sampling method for small lots  
7. ISO 8634, Solid fertilizers — Sampling plan for the evaluation of a large delivery  
8. ISO 17318, Fertilizers and soil conditioners —Determination of arsenic, cadmiu m, G/TBT/N/UGA/727  
 
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  chromium, lead and mercury contents  
9. ISO 25475, Fertilizers — Determination of ammoniacal nitrogen  
10. US 759: 2007, Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and Diammonium phosphate 
(DAP) fertilizers — Specification  
11. FAO Mineral fertilizer Specifications 2010   
12. Agricultur al Chemicals (Control) Act, 2006 (Act No.1 of 2007)  
13. The Fertilizer Control Regulations, 2010  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_3729_00_e.pdf