G/SPS/N/UGA/4  
 
11 April 2017  
(17-1931) 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: Mubende District Local Government  
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): HS Code(s): 1005; ICS Code(s): 67.060  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Speci fic regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Mubende District Maize Quality Bill, 2016.  
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 12 
http://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/UGA/17_1792_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Mubende District Maize Quality Bill, 2016 contains  
provisions on: agronomic practices for  maize farming, harvesting and post - harvest 
handling of maize, use of herbicid es on maize, maize milling guidelines, transportation of 
maize grains and products, contamination of maize produce and selling of maize and 
maize products.  
Note:  This Bill was also notified to the TBT committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety , [ ] animal health, [X]  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 Commi ssion (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Codex Standard 154 -1984 Codex standard for whole maize;  
 Codex Standard 155 -1985 Codex standard for degermed maize meal and 
maize corn.  
[ ] 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 proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, w henever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/UGA/4  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Local  Government Act, Cap 243  (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) : 10 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
Farmers' House Plot 6/8  
Parliamentary Avenue  
P.O. Box 7103, Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 414 314000  
 +(256) 414 230916  
E-mail: mintrade@mtic.go.ug  
Contact person:  
Okot Okello Richard  
E-mail: oko2004t@yahoo.co.uk  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
Farmers' House Plot 6/8  
Parliamentary Avenue  
P.O. Box 7103, Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 414 314000  
 +(256) 414 230916  
E-mail: mintrade@mtic.go.ug  
Contact person:  
Okot Okello Richard  
E-mail: oko2004t@yahoo.co.uk