G/TBT/N/UGA/1010  
 
17 December 2018  
(18-7984) 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 [  ], 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): 
Rabbit  meat; Of rabbits or hares (HS 020810). Meat and meat products (ICS 67.120.10).  
5. Title, number of pages a nd language(s) of the notified document: DUS 2028: 
Rabbit meat - (carcasses and cuts) - Specification, First Edition. (22 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, method 
of test and sampling for rabbit meat (carcasses and cuts) meant for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US 45, General standard for food additives  
2. US 734, Design and operation of abattoirs and slaughterhouses - Requirements  
3. US 737, Requirements for hygiene in the production of packaged meat products 
(processed or manufactured)  
4. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
5. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
6. US CAC/MRL 2, Maximum Residue Limits  (MRLs) and Risk Management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods  
7. US CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat  
8. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
9. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate 
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  10. US ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Dete ction of 
Salmonella spp  
11. US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
12. US ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes – 
Part 1: Detection method  
13. ISO 10272 -1 Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for detection and 
enumer ation of Campylobacter spp. - Part 1: Detection method  
14. US ISO 13720, Meat and meat products - Enumeration of presumptive 
Pseudomonas spp  
15. ISO 21528 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae  - Part 1: Detection of Enterobacteriaceae  
16. DKS 2722:2016, Rabbit meat - Specification  
17. UNECE Standard for Rabbit Meat - Carcases and Cuts - 2013 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2019.  
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 enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other b ody:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_6467_00_e.pdf