G/TBT/N/UGA/533  
 
24 March 2016  
(16-1711)  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): Shea butter 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1635: 2016, 
Shea butter – Specification (14 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for shea butter ( Butyrospermum parkii) derived from the kernels of 
the nut of Bassia (or Butyrosylarmum) Parkij . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements; Protection of human he alth or safety; Prevention of deceptive 
practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. US 45: 2015, General standard for food additives 
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods – Specification 
3. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries 
4. EAS 767, Fortified edible oils and fats – Specification 
5. ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Sampling 
6. ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Preparation of test sample 
7. ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of acid value and 
acidity 
8. ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter content 
9. ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of insoluble impurities 
content 
10. ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of saponification value  
11. ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of iodine value 
12. ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of unsaponifiable 
matter – Method using diethyl ether 
13. ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of peroxide value – 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination 
14. ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of refractive index 
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  15. ISO 6883, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of conventional mass 
per volume (litre weight in air) 
16. ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contents ? Graphite furnace atomic absorption method 
17. ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy 
18. ISO 2590, General method for determining of arsenic – Diethyldithiocarbamate 
photometric method 
19. ISO 10539, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of alkalinity 
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 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: //members. wto.org/crnattachments/20 16/TBT/UGA/16_1201_00_e.pdf