G/TBT/N/BWA/40  
 
19 April 2016  
(16-2205)  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: BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Botswana WTO-TBT Enquiry Point 
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 : 
Botswana Bureau of Standards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 
Gaborone Botswana Tel: (+267) 3903200 
Fax: (+267)3903120 
Toll free number: (0800 600 900) E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw   
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): Milk and milk products 
– Ultra High Temperature treated cow's milk – Specification (ICS: 67.100.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Milk and milk 
products – Ultra High Temperature treated cow's milk – Specification (5 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content: This Botswana Standard specifies the requirements for cow's milk 
or homogenized cow's milk, which has been treated by the Ultra High Temperature method.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Health and safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 AOAC official method 982.17, Beta-lactum antibiotic in milk (Bacillus 
stearothermophilus) quantitative disc method 
 BOS 64, Raw cow's milk (intended for further processing) – Specification 
 BOS ISO 707, Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling 
 BOS ISO 1211, Milk – Determination of fat content – Gravimetric method (Reference 
method): 
a) BOS ISO 8968-1:, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: Kjeldahl 
method 
b) BOS ISO 8968-2, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 2: Block 
digestion method (Macro method) 
 BOS ISO 8968-4, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 4: Determination 
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   BOS ISO 8968-5, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 5: Determination 
of protein-nitrogen content 
 Cap 65:05 Labelling of pre-packaged foods regulations 
 ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms – Colony-count technique 
 ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk – Determination of total solids content 
(Reference method) 
 ISO 7208, Skimmed milk, whey and buttermilk – Determination of fat content – 
Gravimetric method (Reference method) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 months from date of publication   
10. Final date for comments: 2 months from date of distribution 
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:  
Botswana Bureau of Stan dards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 
Gaborone 
Botswana Tel : (+267) 3903200 
Fax: (+267)3903120 
Toll free number: (0800 600 900)  E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw