G/TBT/N/UGA/576  
 
15 September 2016  
(16-4886) 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  
Nam e 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) : Wheat flour . Wheat or 
meslin flour  (HS: 1101), Wheat or  meslin flour  (HS: 110100) . Cereals, pulses and derived 
products (ICS : 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : DUS DEAS 1:2016, 
Wheat Flour  – Specification (15 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : This Draft East African S tandard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for wheat flour prepared from common wheat. Triticum 
aestivum L. or club wheat, Triticum compactum host, or mixtures thereof intended for 
human consumption. It does not apply to wheat flour o btained from Triticum durum and 
fortified wheat flour.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Trade facilitation; Q uality requirements ; Protection of human health or safety ; 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents : 
 G/TBT/N/UGA/256  
 CODEX STAN 152 -1985 (Rev. 1  – 1995), CODEX Standard for wheat flour  
 EAS 35, Edible salt  – Specification  
 EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods  – Specification  
 EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and d rink manufacturing industry  – Code of practice  
 EAS 51, Grades of wheat grain  – Specification  
 EAS 82, Milled cereal products  – Methods of test  
 EAS 103, Schedu le for permitted food additives  
 ISO 16050, Foodstuffs  – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the tot al content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products  – 
High-performanc e liquid chromatographic method  
 ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products  – Sampling of static batches  
 CODEX Stan 193, Codex general Standards for conta minants and toxins in food and 
feed  
 ISO 5498, Agricultural food products  – Determination crude fibre content  – General 
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   ISO 2171, Determination of ash content  
 ISO 1871, Food and feed products  – General guidelines for the determination of 
nitrogen by the Kjeldahl method  
9. Proposed date of adoption : January 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives   
10. Final date for comments : 4 November 2016  
11. Texts available fro m: National 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/201 6/TBT/UGA/16_3728_00_e.pdf