G/TBT/N/UGA/551  
 
2 August 2016  
(16-4136)  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 
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 : 
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): fresh potato tuber. 
Potatoes, fresh or chilled (HS: 0701). – Potatoes (HS: 071010). – Potatoes (HS: 200410). – Potatoes (HS: 200520). Vegetables and derived products (ICS: 67.080.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified 
document: DUS DEAS 748:2016, Fresh potato tuber (ware potato tuber) – Specification 
(17 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content: This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for ware potato tuber of varieties (cultivars) grown from (Solanum 
tuberosum L.) of the family Solanaceae for human consumption. It does not cover the 
requirements for seed potato tuber.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Trade facilitation; Quality requirements;Protection of human health or safety;  
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods – Specification 
2. CAC/RCP 53-2003 Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits and vegetables 
3. CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed 
4. ISO 7558:1988 Guide to the prepacking of fruits and vegetables 
5. ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables – Sampling  
6. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of lead content – 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method 
7. ISO 17240, Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of tin content – Method 
using flame atomic absorption spectrometry 
8. ISO 7952, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of copper 
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  9. ISO 6636-2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of zinc content 
– Part 2: Atomic absorption spectrometric method 
10. ISO 17239, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of arsenic 
content – Method using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry 
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives   
10. Final date for comments: 1 October 2016 
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:  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 016/TBT/UGA/16_3028_00_e.pdf