G/SPS/N/UGA/18  
 
13 June 2018  
(18-3672) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Sesame paste, Tehena  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rel evant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DUS 1953: 2018, Sesame paste  - Specification . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/UGA/18_3039_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and testing of sesame paste also known as Tehena for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 259R -2007, Regional Standard for 
Tehena  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propo sed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/UGA/18  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Uganda Gazette,  
 CODEX STAN 259 -R - 2007, Regional standard for tehena;  
 US 1628, Sesame grain specification;  
 US EAS 38, General standard for labelling of pre -packaged foods;  
 US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industr y; 
 CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives;  
 US ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella  spp.; 
 US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method fo r 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  - Most probable 
number technique;  
 US 635, Code of hygiene practice for oilseeds handling and milling;  
 US ISO 729, Oilseeds - Determination of acidity of oils;  
 US ISO 659, Oilseeds - Determinat ion of oil content (Reference method);  
 DUS ISO 735, Oilseed residues - Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 August 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Email: info@unbs.go.ug  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Autho rity, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Email: info@unbs.go.ug