G/TBT/N/UGA/1908  
22 January 2024  
(24-0454) 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  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Alfalfa 
meal and pellets (HS code(s): 121410); Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DARS 
1825-2: 2023,Hay as animal feed Part 2: Alfalfa (Lucerne) hay - Specification, First 
Edition ; (14 page(s), in English)  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Commi ttee 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and test 
methods for alfalfa (lucerne) hay used as animal feed.  
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; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 56, Pre – packaged foods – Labelling  
2. CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food 
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  3. ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile 
matter content  
4. ISO 5983 – 1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
5. ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method 
with intermediate filtration  
6. ISO 5984, Animal feedi ng stuffs — Determination of crude ash  
7. ISO 6490 -1: Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1  
8. ISO 6491: Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
9. ISO 9831 - Animal feeding stuffs, animal produ cts, and faeces or urine — 
Determination of gross calorific value — Bomb calorimeter method  
10. ISO 16472 - Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amylase -treated neutral 
detergent fibre content (aNDF)  
11. ISO 13906 - Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aci d detergent fibre (ADF) 
and acid detergent lignin (ADL) contents  
12. ISO 27085 - Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium, sodium, 
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, 
molybdenum, arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICPAES  
13. ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — sampling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1 /2 
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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