G/SPS/N/UGA/21  
 
10 August 2018  
(18-5059) 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): vinegar  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DUS DEAS 147 -1:2018, Vinegar - Specification – Part 1: 
Vinegar from natural sources, Second Edition . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/UGA/18_4299_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for vinegar from natural sources intended for human consumption.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General Standard for Food Additives  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant in ternational standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/UGA/21  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Uganda Gazette:  
 CODEX STAN 192, General standards for food additives,  
- CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standards for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed, 
- EAS 38, General standard for the labelling of pre -packaged foods,  
- EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing i ndustry,  
 EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages - Method of sampling and test,  
- ISO 948, Spices and condiments - Sampling,  
- ISO 7952, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of copper content  -
Method sing flame atomic absorption spectrometry,  
 ISO 9526,  Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of iron content by 
flame atomic absorption spectrometry.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2018.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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: http://www.unbs.go.ug  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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: http://www.unbs.go.ug