G/TBT/N/UGA/916  
 
27 August 2018  
(18-5356) 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 [ X], 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): Coffee, tea, 
mate and spices (HS 09). Tea. Coffee. Cocoa (ICS 67.140).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DEAS 921, 
Green tea - Specification, Second Edition. (15 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for green tea of Camellia Sinensis (L) O. Kuntze. This standard is not  
applicable to green tea subject to further processing such as decaffeination, further 
roasting etc.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices a nd 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 38, Labelling of Pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
2. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink industry - Code of practice  
3. ISO 1572: 1980, Tea - Preparation of ground sample of known dry matter content  
4. ISO 1573: 1980, Tea - Determination of loss in mass at 103 degrees C  
5. ISO 1575: 1987, Tea - Determination of total a sh 
6. ISO 1576: 1988, Tea - Determination of water -soluble ash and water -insoluble ash  
7. ISO 1577: 1987, Tea - Determination of acid -insoluble ash  
8. ISO 1578: 1975, Tea - Determination of alkalinity of water -soluble ash  
9. ISO 1839: 1980, Tea - Sampling  
10. ISO 3103, Tea - Preparation of liquor for use in sensory tests  
11. ISO 5498: 1981, Agricultural food products - Determination of crude fibre content - 
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  12. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmon ella spp  
13. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species)  
14. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
15. ISO 9768: 1990, Tea - Determination of water extract  
16. ISO 14502 -1, Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea - 
Part 1: Content of total polyphenols in tea - Colorimetric method using Folin - 
Ciocalteu reagent  
17. ISO 14502 -2, Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea - 
Part 2: Content of catechins in green tea - Method using high -performance liquid 
chromatograp hy 
18. ISO 15598, Tea - Determination of crude fibre content  
19. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli - Part 2: Colony -count 
technique at 44 °C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -D-glucuronide  
20. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2018  
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 enqu iry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_4512_00_e.pdf