G/TBT/N/UGA/546  
 
2 August 2016  
(16-4131)  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): – Tomato juice 
(HS: 200950). Vegetables and derived products (ICS: 67.080.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified 
document: DUS DEAS 66-3:2016, Tomato products – Specification – Part 3: Tomato juice 
(16 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content: This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements and method of 
sampling and test for unfermented but fermentable juice, intended for direct consumption, obtained from fresh tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.), puree, paste or concentrates.
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Trade facilitation; Quality requirements; Protection of human health or safety; 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. AOAC 971.27, Sodium chloride in canned vegetables. Method I 
2. ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of soluble solids – 
Refractometric methods 
3. AOAC 920.151 Solids (total) in fruits and fruit products 
4. ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of pH 
5. CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives 
6. CAC/RCP 53, Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 
7. EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods – Specification  
8. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of lead content – 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method 
9. ISO 17240:2004 Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of tin content – 
Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry 
10. ISO 7952:1994 Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of copper 
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  11. ISO 6636-2:1981 Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of zinc 
content – Part 2: Atomic absorption spectrometric method 
12. ISO 17239:2004 Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of arsenic 
content – Method using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry 
13. ISO 4833 (all parts), Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal methods for the 
enumeration of microorganisms 
14. ISO 21527-1, Microbiology of food and animal feedingstuffs – Horizontal methods for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds 
15. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal  feedingstuffs – Horizontal methods for 
the detection and enumeration of presumpt ive Escherichia coli – Most Probable 
Number technique 
16. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal  feedingstuffs – Horizontal methods for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
17. AOAC 965.41, Mold in tomato products. Howard mold count 
18. United States Standards for Grades of Tomato Catsup, Effective date 26 February 
1992 
19. CODEX STAN 228:2001 (Rev.1:2004), General methods of analysis for contaminants  
20. CODEX STAN 230:2001 (Rev.1:2003), Maximum levels for lead  
21. CODEX STAN 193:1995 (Rev.5:2009), General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxins in Foods  
22. Codex Alimentarius website: http://www.co dexalimentarius.net/mrls/pestdes/jsp/pe
st_q-e.jsp  
23. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service website: http://www.mrldatabase.com  
24. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/S
tandards  
25. USDA Plant Inspectorate Service website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export
/plants  
26. European Union: http://ec.europa.eu/sanco_pesticides/publc  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives 
10. Final date for comments: 1 October 2016 
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://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 016/TBT/UGA/16_3023_00_e.pdf