G/SPS/N/UGA/5  
 
11 April 2017  
(17-1932) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national  
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): ICS Code(s): 55.020, 55.040  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regi ons or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DUS 1659:2017, Materials in contact with food - 
Requirements for packaging materials.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 14 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/UGA/17_1793_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard provides the general requirements 
of packaging items for food contact and their subsequent use.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard : 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conve ntion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004  - Materials and Articles in Contact with Food  
 CFR 21 - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21  
 ISO/TS 22002 -4:2013(E) - Prerequisite programs on food safety - Part 4: Food 
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   DUS 1675 - Determination of overall migration of constituents of plastic materials 
and articles intended to come in contact with foodstuffs  - method of analysis  
 ISO 4531 Vitreous and porcelain enamels -- Migration from enamelled ware in 
contac t with food -- Method of test and permissible limit  
 ISO 3220:1975 Copper and copper alloys -- Determination of arsenic -- Photometric 
method  
 ISO 7086: 1 Glass hollowware in contact with food - Release of lead and cadmium - 
Part 1: Test method  
(available in  English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minis ter for Trade, 
Industry and Cooperatives.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress (if available) of other body: