G/TBT/N/UGA/912  
 
16 August 2018  
(18-5209) 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): Whipping 
cream; Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter. (HS 0401),  Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter. (HS 0402). Milk and processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1987:2018, 
Whipping cream - Specificat ion, First Edition. (10 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for Whipping cream, intended for direct human consumption or further 
processing.  
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 barr iers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US 163, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
2. US EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods  
3. US ISO 707, Milk and milk products - Guidance on sampling  
4. US ISO 6785, Milk and milk products - Detection of Salmonella spp.  
5. US ISO 3727 -2:, Butter - Determination of moisture, non -fat solids and fat contents 
- Part 2: Determination of non -fat solids content (Reference method  
6. US ISO 11866, Milk and milk products - Enumeration of presumptive Escherich ia coli  
7. US CODEX STAN 243 Standard for fermented milks  
8. US EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
9. US 28 Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
10. US ISO 8262 -3 Milk products and milkbased foods - Determination of fat content b y 
the Weibull -Berntrop gravimetric method (Reference method) - Part 3: Special cases  
11. US ISO 707 Milk and milk products - Guidance on sampling  G/TBT/N/UGA/912  
 
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  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 enquiry 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_4461_00_e.pdf