G/SPS/N/UGA/6  
 
26 April 2018  
(18-2628) 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: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries; Directorate 
of Fisheries Resources  
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): Sundried fish maw  
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: The Fish (Fishery and Aquaculture Products) (Quality 
Assurance) Rules, 2017 . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 53 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/UGA/18_2205_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of these Rules is to prescribe  measures for 
monitoring and control of fish, fishery and aquaculture products and the inputs used in the 
aquaculture value chain; and to prescribe procedures for monitoring the substances and 
groups of residues likely to contaminate fish, fishery and aqua culture products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  
 CAC/RCP 52 -2003, Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products  
 CODEX STAN 1 -1985, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods  
 CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General Standard for Food Additives  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Intern ational Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed 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/6  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Fish Act, Cap. 197  
 Fish (Fishing) Rules, 2010  
 Fish (Beach Management) Rules, 2017  
 US 653:2006, Disinfectants - Quaternary ammonium based – Specification  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National E nquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry  of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries; Directorate of Fisheries Resources