G/TBT/N/UGA/696  
 
10 July 2017  
(17-3686) 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):  Porcine (pig) meat, 
Porcine (pig) meat Carcasses and cuts.  Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. (HS 0203), - 
Meat of swine: (HS 02101). Meat and meat products (ICS 67.120.10).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1699:2017, 
Porcine (pig) meat — Carcasses and cuts — Specificatio n. (48 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the recommendations, 
requirements, test and sampling method for raw pig meat cuts and carcasses fit for the 
food industries and human consumption It provides pur chasers with a variety of options 
for meat handling and packaging to be sold . 
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
2. CDUS CAC/GL 88, Guidelines on application of general principles of food hygiene to 
control of food borne parasites  
3. US CAC/MRL - 2, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of veterinary Drugs in food  
4. CDUS CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygiene practice for meat  
5. US EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods — Specification  
6. US 45, General standards for food additives  
7. US 1659, Materials in Contact with Food — Requirements for Packaging materials  
8. US ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeds — Horizontal method for 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella, Enumeration by a 
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  9. US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeds — Horizontal method for 
enumeration of Coagulase — positive staphylococci. (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species), Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
10. US ISO 7251, M icrobiology of food and animal feeds — Horizontal method for 
detection, enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
11. UNECE standard, 2006 edition, porcine meat, Carcasses and cuts, United Nations 
Economic Commission for Euro pe 
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
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 : Nation al enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2017/TBT/UGA/17_3108_00_e.pdf